As a young girl growing up in the church, I was always encouraged to base my faith on Mary’s. After all, she’s the mother of Jesus. She’s the epitome of being used to bring the Kingdom to fruition – quite literally. She’s the manifestation of submissive faith, of perfect trust, of putting God’s will above one’s own. When the angel approached her with God’s plan, this “favored one” (Luke 1:28) humbly responded, “Let it be to me according to your word” (Luke 1:38). Because of her virtue, Mary is held high in all church traditions, especially Catholicism. In so many churches, she’s promoted as a role model for all Christian girls.
But if I casually came home one evening and told my parents that I was pregnant, I don’t think they’d be too pleased. And if I told them not to worry because the baby didn’t belong to my fiancé, I think they’d worry even more. And I don’t think that informing them of my intact virginity – explaining that the Holy Spirit miraculously conceived the baby – would mend the newly torn rift in our relationship.
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As a young girl growing up in the church, I was always encouraged to base my faith on Mary’s. After all, she’s the mother of Jesus. She’s the epitome of being used to bring the Kingdom to fruition – quite literally. She’s the manifestation of submissive faith, of perfect trust, of putting God’s will above one’s own. When the angel approached her with God’s plan, this “favored one” (Luke 1:28) humbly responded, “Let it be to me according to your word” (Luke 1:38). Because of her virtue, Mary is held high in all church traditions, especially Catholicism. In so many churches, she’s promoted as a role model for all Christian girls.
But if I casually came home one evening and told my parents that I was pregnant, I don’t think they’d be too pleased. And if I told them not to worry because the baby didn’t belong to my fiancé, I think they’d worry even more. And I don’t think that informing them of my intact virginity – explaining that the Holy Spirit miraculously conceived the baby – would mend the newly torn rift in our relationship.
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