teen-aged girl, Mary, chose to serve God, it was not as Joan of Arc, marching out clad in her armor to lead armies. A figure like Joan of Arc is glamourous, even though in the end she suffered death. Mary suffered the ridicule and contempt of being pregnant and unmarried in a small town full of gossips. Knowing all this, she said, “Let it be to me according to your word.” It is surely one of the most courageous statements ever recorded. SHARING GOOD NEWS 39 Now Mary arose in those days and went