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Note: As you continue to enter these meditations, notice say dem go focus more on the Scripture itself. Remember say the method wey we use for the first week na more of “meditation,” wey mean to use your reasoning think deeply more. As you now dey enter deeper into the Scripture, make you use the method of “contemplation.” This one mean to see, feel, experience and dey present for the scene, so that you fit savour am and encounter God for the Scripture. Small small, the reflections for this book go depend less on the reflection wey dem write, and more on how you take ponder the Scripture text.

Background: So that the Most Holy Trinity, the Three Divine Persons, go unite with humanity and, more specifically, with you, these Divine Beings choose one willing partner wey the Son go become human through. This partner na Mama Mary, wey remain Virgin Forever and wey no get stain of sin, God Mama.

The Blessed Virgin Mary na human being fully, but God create her with human nature wey dey perfect. Just as God create Adam and Eve for the state of original innocence, na so God protect our Blessed Mama from the stain of Original Sin. Adam and Eve sin; the Blessed Mama no sin. So, she go become the new Eve and the new Mama of all the Living.

The main aim of this meditation na to enter the great mystery of that moment wey God the Son enter Mary womb wey no get stain of sin, and become one of us. Archangel Gabriel come meet Mary and invite her to cooperate fully with God plan. This Archangel, wey don see the Face of the Most Holy Trinity, come meet Mary with wonder and deep reverence. This Archangel receive special privilege pass all the other angels, as dem entrust am with the mission to get the perfect consent of the Mama of God Son. The Archangel announce the good news, Mama Mary agree fully, and God become human inside her womb.

As you dey read the Scripture below, try imagine the very moment wey God the Son take our human nature upon Himself inside the womb of this daughter of God wey no get stain of sin. For that moment, all creation change. God and wetin He create don become one. Suddenly, even before dem conceive you, the dignity wey you get as human being don rise pass angels own. You no fit “use reasoning understand finish” this amazing mystery; you must receive am. Listen, ponder and receive the mystery of the Incarnation.

Scripture Reading: Luke 1:26–38 (RSV-CE)

Ponder Am: Read this passage with prayer. Put yourself inside the scene. Stop and savour any word wey touch you as you dey enter this beautiful mystery of our faith:

“Hail, you wey full of grace, the Lord dey with you!” (Ponder Am Quietly)
“No fear, Mary, because you don find favour with God. And see, you go conceive for your womb and born one son, and you go call His name Jesus. He go dey great, and dem go call Am the Son of the Most High; and the Lord God go give Am the throne of His father David, and He go reign over the house of Jacob forever; and His kingdom no go get end.” (Ponder Am Quietly)
“How this one go take happen, since I no get husband?” (Ponder Am Quietly)
“The Holy Spirit go come upon you, and the power of the Most High go cover you like shadow; so the child wey you go born go be called holy, the Son of God. (Ponder Am Quietly)
And see, your relative Elizabeth don also conceive one son for her old age; and this na the sixth month for her wey people dey call barren. Because with God, nothing go dey impossible.” (Ponder Am Quietly)
“See, I be the Lord maidservant; make e happen to me as your word talk.” (Ponder Am Quietly)