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Merrill Mow (1928-1987) had a fascination and a love for Bible history, nurtured by his parents and stimulated by his professors at seminary in the late 1940s. Towards the end of his life Merrill began using his knowledge to inspire classes of elementary school students with weekly Bible study. This is an excerpt from one such class held in 1983 in which he explains the story of the Annunciation, and Mary's response to the angel's words.
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...Now the word "handmaid" in Greek literally means "a slave". It means a girl slave, and nobody told her to be like that. She said it from herself. "I want to be completely taken and enslaved by God. My life belongs completely to God; he can do with me what he wants, because I love him so much.” That is such a wonderful example, and these words of Mary have been repeated through all ages, “Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word.”
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