Hail Mary, Full of Grace

Could not have said it better myself, so here is the LCMS' daily devotion, today centered around Mary, mother of Jesus, since today is in the Roman Catholic Church the "Immaculate Conception" of Mary.  Which states that Mary was given extra grace and born sinless, that God spared her from being conceived in sin because she would bare the Christ child, something this blogger does not believe.  One note I would make in addition to this daily devo however is that the word for grace relayed to Mary is the same as the word for grace given to all believers in Ephesians 1:6. Something to ponder or to inquire about with a Roman Catholic friend or priest.  Nevertheless, enjoy:

Hail, Mary