When Mary found out she was going to have a baby, the angel greeted her as favored by God. What a blessing to know that we are all favored by God--that is God looks on us favorably despite ourselves. This is a great gift! Each of through the grace of Jesus Christ is loved for who we are. We all have frailties, but God invites us to try our hardest and do our best in loving God and others. And God accepts our efforts as faithful. May doing our best for God and others be our gift to God this Christmas season.
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