What can you learn from a pregnant teenager?

What will you do if suddenly your teenage fiancé says she is pregnant and you know you are not the father? And what will you do if she says that she got pregnant all by herself?

Would you get angry? Or would you get scared because she gone koo koo?

They said when angel Gabriel visited Mary she was only about 14 or 15 years old. We have heard the story so many times that it has became boring. But it is not, especially not for Mary.

During that time punishment for adultery was to be stoned to death. When the angel asked Mary to bear the Son of God, she knew the danger. She knew that she can be accused of adultery and be killed. She also knew that Joseph would leave her. With all these danger in mind she said yes, “Fiat.”

Mary trusted God amidst the danger. Even though she did not understood everything God was asking her, she had faith in God.

John Paul II had always believed in potential of the young. The World Youth Days are the testimony of it. He believed that the youth can do great things for God.

Mary is the best model of faith for the youth. She was young teenager given the great responsibility of being the Mother of God. Mary trusted God. And God trusted Mary. Together they did great things.

We too are called to have a deep faith in God, even if we are young. Like with Mary, God wants to do great things through us. God wants to bring Jesus to the world, like Mary did. But we need faith. We need to trust God amidst trials. We need to learn to take risk for God.

A young 14-15 year old girl was ready to risk everything to do God’s will, even her very life. Would you take the same risk for God?