There’s a quiet kind of courage in Mary’s “yes.”

She didn’t ask for a five-point plan. She didn’t demand guarantees. She simply said, 📖 “Let it be to me according to your word” — Luke 1:38, (ESV). In a moment that could’ve been filled with fear and hesitation, Mary chose to surrender, not because she knew how everything would unfold but because she trusted the One who was asking.

That kind of “yes” is a sacred act of surrender. It’s the laying down of our desperate need to understand and control and instead choosing to lean into the mystery of God’s calling and saying yes before we know how which is brave. It means letting go of our terms and our timing. It means embracing uncertainty with open hands and a heart that whispers, “I trust You.”

This doesn’t mean we won’t wrestle. Even Mary pondered deeply and carried questions in her heart (Luke 2:19). But she stayed available. She stayed aligned and through her quiet obedience, the most miraculous story in human history was set into motion.

Your “yes” doesn’t have to be loud. It doesn’t have to be broadcast or understood by everyone else. It only needs to be honest, genuine and willing.

Because when you offer that wholehearted yes, even if it’s trembling, heaven begins to move. God weaves eternity through the thread of your surrender.

So, here’s the gentle invitation: You don’t have to have all the answers. You just have to be willing to say yes.

Let it be.