Here is the question I ask: Was Mary chosen to bear Jesus because she was “blessed”, or was she blessed because she was chosen to bear Jesus?
Personally, I think it is the latter. To me, she is like a lotto winner. For understanding, read every single verse where Jesus mentions her.
She wasn’t picked at random: she was indeed chosen.
Our tainted nature’s solitary boast. - William Wordsworth
What young Jewish girl would not have wanted to be the mother of the Messiah?
Who would have not agreed if God came to them and made that announcement.
Mary was blessed to be chosen by God for her job, just like every other person chosen by God to fulfill their part in His plan for mankind is blessed.
Yep - similar would be Paul being chosen to be a major carrier of The Word. He became deserving because God deemed him worthy and set him upon his task.
Jesus was the ONLY person to walk the earth, free of all sin, from conception until death - else His sacrifice would not be needed.