Saturday 25 March

Annunciation of the Lord

Isaiah 7:10-14, 8:10; Psalm 40; Hebrews 10:4-10; Luke 1:26-38

Incarnation

Jesus didn’t come on Earth at Christmas. He came at the moment Mary said ‘Yes.’ That’s when the miracle of incarnation occurred. At that moment Jesus became an embryo, a human being at the very first stage of his biological human development. The most extraordinary moment in human history! ‘The Word became flesh, he lived among us’ (John 1:14). Should we not reverence and celebrate this event as much as we do Christmas?