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Monday, December 2, 2013

MONDAY 12/2/13 Daily Readings for Advent...Advent is for adoring Jesus.

Daily Readings for Advent...Advent is for adoring Jesus.


MARY’S MAGNIFICENT GOD

“My soul magnifies the Lord, 
 and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, 
for he has looked on the humble estate of his servant. 
 For behold, from now on all generations will call me 
blessed; for he who is mighty has done great things for me, 
 and holy is his name. 
And his mercy is for those who fear him 
 from generation to generation. 
He has shown strength with his arm; 
 he has scattered the proud in the thoughts of their hearts; 
he has brought down the mighty from their thrones 
 and exalted those of humble estate; 
he has filled the hungry with good things, 
 and the rich he has sent away empty. 
He has helped his servant Israel, 
 in remembrance of his mercy, 
as he spoke to our fathers, 
 to Abraham and to his offspring forever.” —Luke 1:46–55

Mary sees clearly a most remarkable thing about God: He is 
about to change the course of all human history. The most 
important three decades in all of time are about to begin.

And where is God? Occupying himself with two 
obscure, humble women—one old and barren (Elizabeth), 
one young and virginal (Mary). And Mary is so moved by 
this vision of God, the lover of the lowly, that she breaks 
out in song — a song that has come to be known as “the 

Magnificat” (Luke 1:46–55)

Mary and Elizabeth are wonderful heroines in Luke’s 
account. He loves the faith of these women. The thing that 
impresses him most, it appears, and the thing he wants to 
impress on Theophilus, his noble reader, is the lowliness 

and cheerful humility of Elizabeth and Mary.

Elizabeth says, “Why is this granted to me that the 
mother of my Lord would come to me?” (Luke 1:43).  . And 
Mary says, “He has looked on the humble estate of his servant”
(Luke 1:48).

The only people whose soul can truly magnify the 
Lord are people like Elizabeth and Mary—people who 
acknowledge their lowly estate and are overwhelmed by 

the condescension of the magnificent God

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