Listen to Nick read the Firestarter and Luke 1:46-55.
Just as darkness and light are set against each other in this season, so the high and glorious words of Angel Gabriel contrast with the humble, receptive, gentle words of Mary. She makes her decision: “Behold the maidservant of the Lord!” God takes flesh in her womb because of her “Yes.”
Mary and Elizabeth meet, as well as the children in their wombs. Mary combines humility with exaltation in her song, the Magnificat: “My soul magnifies the Lord.”
A magnifying glass makes bigger what you see through it. Mary makes God larger to Elizabeth and to us. How can you ready yourself so that when others look at you, they see Christ within and beyond you, made larger, greater, and clearer?
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Example: My soul magnifies the Lord v. 47
Fridays are dedicated to the Gospels.
In the Winter Season of Advent to Epiphany this year we read Luke 1-2; Mark 1-3
For all the Firestarters I recommend the ebook. You will have the entire program of well over a thousand of these introductions with you on your phone or tablet. Check the menu options at the site for more information.
The Bible Through the Seasons 