This week we once again consider Mary's wonderful Magnificat, but this time in conjunction with the Annunciation with the angel Gabriel, and in the context of her cousin Elizabeth who is pregnant with John the Baptist.
This Advent, we have experienced waiting in hope for the miracle of God's promise - then, now and when the Lord comes again. Last week our lessons added the joy, wonder, awe and mystery of God choosing to move in and amongst us. This week we consider themes of redemption, faith, trust, commitment and the freedom God so graciously gives us - both in the choice we have to accept, receive and act on the good news in his gift to us in Christ, and the freeing power of God's love for us when we decide to follow his Christ, a perfect sacrifice for the whole world. What a gift!
We see how Mary responded to her encounter with God's will for her, and us. See The Rev. Amy Richter 's "Here am I, the servant of the Lord. Let it be with me according to your word.”
How will we respond to God's call for us?
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