How often do we grope and grasp for some reassurance of God’s presence in our lives, and struggle to hold on to hope when the anxieties and pressures of life seem to crush in upon us?
As surely as there was something wonderful growing inside of Mary and Elizabeth, there is something wonderful growing inside of you too.
Mary the rebel, the righteous warrior with peace as her shield, sings a song of defiance, liberation, and deliverance. She lifts her hands and heart to God, and calls us to join in, too. Free to sing out with her our hopes for a world remade and repaired by justice.
So, what kind of a mother was Mary? How did she mother? And what can we learn from her, to draw closer to her Son?