"be it unto me according to thy word," sez Mary, in Luke 1:38
later, after Gabriel leaves, we get the rest of the story: "and His mercy is on them that fear him," sings Mary, in Luke 1:50
There's a lot made of Mary's explicit consent, but just like is so common in the real world, that consent is couched in a massive power imbalance -- Zechariah was struck mute for daring to ask if John's birth was safe for his elderly wife Elizabeth.
CC: @dalias@hachyderm.io
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