The Favor Blessing

“Greetings, O favored one, The Lord is with you!” (Luke 1:28) Let Gabriel’s good news For Mary Be good news For you. All in Christ are, Like Mary, Favored— “graced.” You have received blessing That you didn’t earn— Wondrous grace That you could not buy. God has seen you, Discovered you, Chosen you, Favored you, Delighted in you, And called you For His great purposes. You’re as unlikely A candidate for favor As Mary— But just as surely, You have been graced, Child of God, The Lord is with you.