Great Faith
In the history of the church, Mary has often been been portrayed as a kind of other-worldly figure. If you look at some paintings of Mary, she often looks so peaceful and saintly that you almost forget she is a real person. That's unfortunate because Luke makes it clear that she is very real, with very real doubts, very real questions, and a very real faith. Nowhere is this more apparent than in verse 38 of Luke Chapter 1:
“I am the Lord's servant, May it be to me as you have said.”
Without exaggeration, this is one of the greatest statements of faith in all the Bible.
