You see, by acting according to God’s wishes, both Mary and Joseph were destined to suffer. I had never seen this in the Scriptures before reading this story, but they were both given a word from God—a gift. They received an awesome and glorious visitation with remarkable words of encouragement and instruction. They would struggle soon enough, but right now they would say yes. Without all the details and without a clear path, they still answered with an unequivocal yes. Life wasn’t easy for Mary