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!”
The only thing I really got from today's passage is the true nature of John the Baptist's zeal for Jesus Christ. Even as a un-born baby, John the Baptist immediately recognized his Lord and Savior within Mary's womb, and he dancing in praise for Him. After seeing this example, we have to ask ourselves whether we can recognize Christ immediately when he is near to us or calls to us just like John the Baptist did from inside his mother's womb.
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thanks for your reflection michelle.elizabeth's reaction of praise and blessing, and even the yet unborn john the baptist's reaction of leaping for joy, are right and appropriate responses to the coming of the Lord. may their responses be our own this christmas season.
...like Mary, sometimes i just need a sister (who knows the Lord) to be with when i'm troubled... and when two or more are gathered... well, then the Holy Spirit joins in and we have the church!
this is a bit off the subject but i think of these verses when i get into a defense of the un-born.
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