Gabriel Visits Mary God sent Gabriel, his top angel With words for Virgin Mary God chose her to bear his Son – The Messiah she would carry. Mary was engaged to Joseph. She didn’t understand How she could have God’s baby child, Still she trusted in God’s plan. Read this account for yourself in Luke 1:26-38. Wow! What a message for a young teen to receive. The Bible doesn’t give us all of the details, but it is generally believed that Mary was likely in her early teens