She could have said “No.” It would have been the safe, reasonable path to take. After all, who in their right mind would believe that she was pregnant and a virgin? How could she possibly explain this to Joseph? She had no way of proving that she was telling the truth. Saying “yes” to God’s plan for her life meant she risked being stoned to death. And yet she said it. Yes to humiliation. Yes to being misunderstood. Yes to an uncertain and frightening future. I can’t imagine the emotions she felt — a young girl, being visited by an …
