“I am the Lord’s servant,” Mary answered. “May your word to me be fulfilled.” Then the angel left her.   Wow. I would love to think I would respond to God like that whenever he asks anything of me.  I know my heart posture isn’t always so quick to obey as Mary’s is in this retelling. And if the call was “miraculously conceive and give birth to a Messiah” – well, I honestly have no idea how I’d respond to that. Mary’s response to the angel Gabriel’s announcement that she would do just that demonstrates remarkable faith and readiness, despite the extraordinary nature of the news. She’s a powerful…