{"id":3921,"date":"2010-12-03T10:09:23","date_gmt":"2010-12-03T14:09:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lifeasprayer.wordpress.com\/?p=3921"},"modified":"2010-12-03T10:09:23","modified_gmt":"2010-12-03T14:09:23","slug":"my-song-today-is-marys-song","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/my-song-today-is-marys-song\/","title":{"rendered":"My song today, is Mary's song"},"content":{"rendered":"
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This is the season of ADVENT.
\nToday, I want to focus on Mary\u2019s Song (also called the Magnificat<\/a>) from Luke 1:46-55.<\/p>\n

When I first read this, as a kid, I thought, “Wow, Mary’s getting all charismatic…” I wondered if she would be dancing, or waving her hands, or twirling a flag. Would Elizabeth be worrying about getting poked in the eye?<\/p>\n

But today, I rejoice, because I see so much better that God provides.\u00a0I notice that in this Spirit-filled moment of joy, Mary gets what God is all about.\u00a0She realizes what God is like, and what he does for people. She comprehends that God remembers (mind you, this does not mean God recalls, like finding a lost memory, but this specific term “remember” connotes that God “keeps in the front of his mind”)<\/em>.
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\nGod helps the ignoble Mary’s of the world, and will pick them to play the big parts. [Probably the least<\/em><\/strong> likely to be\u00a0important was an impoverished, young, teenaged girl, from a small hill billy mountain village in the Middle East, right?]<\/p>\n

The Magnificat speaks to me personally today, because I feel blessed; and perhaps it will be meaningful for you today.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n

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I hope you share your thoughts with us today. <\/strong><\/span>
\nThanks. <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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46\u201cMy soul glorifies the Lord 47 and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, 48 for he has been mindful of the humble state of his servant. From now on all generations will call me blessed, 49 for the Mighty One has done great things for me\u2014 holy is his name. 50 His mercy extends to those who fear him, from generation to generation. 51 He has performed mighty deeds with his arm; he has scattered those who are proud in their inmost thoughts. 52 He has brought down rulers from their thrones but has lifted up the humble. 53 He has filled the hungry with good things but has sent the rich away empty. 54 He has helped his servant Israel, remembering to be merciful 55 to Abraham and his descendants forever, just as he promised our ancestors.\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

It seems God has a weak spot for the underdogs<\/strong><\/em> of the world.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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