The feast of the annunciation is an important one for discerners. Mary said "Yes" to God's call. Sometimes when I reflect on the story I am just grateful for her "yes" which was the entrance of God into the flesh of humanity. But then I think about all her "yes" entailed, so much that she had no idea would come about as a result of it--both the wonder of God made man and the pain of a life that witnessed what she witnessed.
It challenges me to accept uncertainty rather than knowing everything that will result from my choices. I find myself wanting to know what a "yes" will mean from now to eternity. A "yes" to the will of God is a "yes" to mystery. All of us who enter into any discernment need to trust that God will provide for us throughout our life. We do not need to know all the things that will follow our "yes."
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