Luke 1: 39-45
Mary Visits Elizabeth
39 At that time Mary got ready and hurried to a town in the hill country of Judea, 40 where she entered Zechariah’s home and greeted Elizabeth. 41 When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. 42 In a loud voice she exclaimed: “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the child you will bear! 43 But why am I so favored, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? 44 As soon as the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy. 45 Blessed is she who has believed that the Lord would fulfill his promises to her!”
Today's Gospel contains the familiar greeting we pray ever so frequently in the "Hail, Mary": "Blessed are you among women and blessed is the fruit of your womb" (or in this version, "blessed is the child you will bear.:") Both Elizabeth and the child in her womb, (John), recognized the Divine Presence in Mary's womb, and her special calling to be the "God-Bearer. What fitting material for our meditation not only today, but for the week prior to Christmas. May we call to mind this Presence as we frantically shop, bake, decorate, and write Christmas cards...all pre-Christmas pre-requisites, yes, but not as essential as recognizing the Gift of the Son of God as one of us. Elizabeth did, so can we.
Bro. Rene
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