Aren't all of us God's work? Was not Hitler, Stalin, Pol Pot, Jeffery Dahmer, etc. God's work?
We, including Mary, were all born with free will. And Mary exercised her free will at the Annuciation.
Finally, do you think God would choose a sinful vessel to become Man for our salvation?
Finally, do you think God would choose a sinful vessel to become Man for our salvation?
The prophets, apostles and us are your so called sinful vessels. God has always used sinful vessels for his purposes.
Regarding free will. Do we have absolute free will or does God have absolute free will? We both cannot. So that means our “free will” is subject to God’s discretions. Did Israel have an say in being chosen by God? Did the prophets have any say in being chosen by God?
Jonah tried to not participate, didn’t work.
God is God and we are not. God is sovereign.
God commanded Mary and told her what was going to happen,
Your emphasis on FREE WILL needs further thinking.
You also need to do further reflection on what is “Gods Work” I don’t think you really know what it means.
She did no such thing. She was given instructions, not asked permission.
The angel told her how it was going to be. She had no choice in the matter.
Absolutely.
He shared fully in our humanity and was tempted in every way just as we are.
Having to grow up in a normal big family as the firstborn to normal sinful parents ensured that He experienced just about every temptation we go through.