Week 1: Hope in the Ordinary
Jesus’s birth story begins in the most ordinary of places, an obscure village with a young teenage girl. In Nazareth, nothing remarkable ever seemed to happen. Yet into this small, quiet life, God sent an angel with an announcement that shattered the quiet normalcy she knew. And despite her questions, she submits herself to God’s plans.
What follows is a portrait of a young woman deeply formed by the Scriptures she had heard all her life. Her song, The Magnificat, is a tapestry of Israel’s prayers and promises, revealing a heart attentive to God long before she understood His plan. Her story invites us to consider how God still works in the quiet places, among the overlooked, and in the lives of those willing to pay attention.