her and says that the holy spirit will come upon her and her son will be called jesus, son of the most high, yet how will she explain this to her friends and family? will this child, who is to bring about god’s glory here on earth, bring mary shame for those who see that she is with child before her wedding date? glory or shame—which will it be? or how about the excitement of being a parent, of being able to hold your baby in your arms, to sing him to sleep, to hear him squeak out his first giggle? or maybe mary was filled with terror of being 