This sermon rejoices that Mary said YES to be the mother of Jesus and explores how prayer prepares us to say yes to God’s holy invitations and how prayer strengthens us to live into that yes preached on The Third Sunday of Advent: Gaudete Sunday (3AdventA) at Christ Episcopal Church, Elizabeth City NC, December 7, 2025.

Amy Grant’s song, Breath of Heaven, is the way I ask the question of what would prompt Mary to find a prayer, such as the Magnificat to pray over and over again. Here are two video versions by Amy Grant of her song Breath of Heaven.