Something about Mary

Mary the mother of Jesus is mentioned most often in the New Testament in the Gospel of Luke. She is mentioned five times in Mathew. Mark mentions her by name once. In John she is mentioned twice. Mary is also mentioned in Acts 1:14.

Luke 1:26-38 reads as follows:

“In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. And the virgin's name was Mary. And he came to her and said, "Greetings, O favored one, the Lord is with you!" But she was greatly troubled at the saying, and tried to discern what sort of greeting this might be. And the angel said to her, "Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. And the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David, and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end." And Mary said to the angel, "How will this be, since I am a virgin?" And the angel answered her, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born will be called holy--the Son of God. And behold, your relative Elizabeth in her old age has also conceived a son, and this is the sixth month with her who was called barren. For nothing will be impossible with God." And Mary said, "Behold, I am the servant of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word." And the angel departed from her.”

What did Mary say to the angel? "Behold, I am the servant of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word."

The story of the wedding at Cana of Galilee takes place in John 2:1–12. In this story, most of us know that Jesus converts water into wine. If you are not aware that was His first miracle, and it is a miracle because He transforms the molecules of the liquid.

John 2:5 reads: "His mother said to the servants, "Do whatever he tells you."
What did Mary tell the servants? "Do whatever he tells you."

During the Crucifixion of her son Jesus, what was Mary doing?
John 19:25 reads: "but standing by the cross of Jesus were his mother and his mother's sister..."

Acts 1:14 reads: “All these with one accord were devoting themselves to prayer, together with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and his brothers.”
What was Mary doing in Acts 1:14? She was devoting to prayer.

For some reason, I decided to ask four questions regarding Mary with relevance to what we find her doing within the context of Scriptures. My questions along with the answers were the following:

1. What did Mary say to the angel? "Behold, I am the servant of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word."
2. What did Mary tell the servants? "Do whatever he tells you."
3. During the Crucifixion of her son Jesus, what was Mary doing?
John 19:25 reads: "but standing by the cross of Jesus were his mother and his mother's sister..."
4. What was Mary doing in Acts 1:14? She was devoting to prayer.

I don’t know what goes through your mind when you read these passages with respect to Mary, but it seems to me that she was given a mission from God, and she went along with it all the way through no matter what the circumstance. I am sure we could draw many conclusions about her, but one thing is for sure, and it is that she was amazing….

References:

Holy Bible, ESV