According to your word

Luke 1:38
Then Mary said, “Here am I, the servant of the Lord; let it be with me according to your word.” 

Submission
is not passive 

To do the will of another

To be faithful

To be obedient

Do I really have it in me?

Is there space enough

not just to suppress my will

not just to tamp down my desires

but to allow them to be overcome

transformed by the will of  God?

Do I have the courage

to risk the unknown

to attract judgement

and censure

to invite speculation

Can I really make myself

wholly available?

In this Advent season

alongside the longing

alongside the expectation

penetrating the darkness

comes God’s summons.

What will it take

to be able to respond:

“Let it be to me according to your word.”