God sent the angel Gabriel to Mary, a young woman who lived in Nazareth, a little town in Galilee. The angel told Mary that God had chosen her to give birth to his son, Jesus. The baby would be the Messiah – the king foretold in hundreds of years of prophecies, who would save God’s people. Mary was confused because she was a virgin, but the angel told her that she would become pregnant by the power of the Holy Spirit. He told her that nothing is impossible with God. Mary trusted in God’s word and said she was the Lord’s servant.
