Friday, November 29, 2013

Elizabeth's Blessing

Jesus and the Just Reign of God
God Sends Jesus

Jesus Birth Foretold

Luke 1:41-45

The Message
39-45 Mary didn’t waste a minute. She got up and traveled to a town in Judah in the hill country, straight to Zachariah’s house, and greeted Elizabeth. When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby in her womb leaped. She was filled with the Holy Spirit, and sang out exuberantly,
You’re so blessed among women,
    and the babe in your womb, also blessed!
And why am I so blessed that
    the mother of my Lord visits me?
The moment the sound of your
    greeting entered my ears,
The babe in my womb
    skipped like a lamb for sheer joy.
Blessed woman, who believed what God said,
    believed every word would come true!

For Reflection
How joyous is the conception of a child.  It is a demonstration of what is best in human kind.  God, having given us the capacity to love compassionately, also gave us the capacity to nurture and build into God's Kingdom.  As Christians we offer our children to God's service.  In doing so, with each new birth, God's Kingdom expands it influence. 

Pray
thanking God for the gift of life.  Thank God for the joy of children.  Thank God for the opportunity to serve as a steward of his creation.  Praise God with a song of joy.

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