Mary's Song of Praise

When you think of it, Mary might not have had a clear cause to sing her Magnificat, her Song of Praise.  She was with child, but Joseph did not know it, and as such she faced severe consequences in his eyes and in the eyes of the Nazareth community; she had just completed a fairly long journey from Nazareth to Ain Karim, where Elizabeth and Joachim lived, and she must have been pondering not only what motherhood would mean, this being her first child...could she be a good mother,etc.?  And above that, the child she carried was the Son of God! How does one bring up God's Son?  She had to have doubts, fears, concerns and some fatigue, yet we hear this magnificent song expressing her total joy in God her Savior, and focusing on him and his marvelous deeds toward the poor, lowly, and humble, she is able to praise and glorify him, rather than calling attention to herself.   By turning everything toward him, whatever might have been on her mind, faded away, and it was totally God's plan and God's goodness that caught the limelight.
What a lesson for us, who so often get caught up in our own worries and needs. When we can sing our own Magnificat, our own Song of Praise, then not only has Advent been a success for us, but our journey home to God is well on its way.
Bro. Rene