What we are amazed by

[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!]
When we read these verses we are amazed that John who was not born but was very much alive inside Elizabeth, heard and knew Mary had arrived and He knew her voice and the truth about her baby filling Elizabeth with the Holy Spirit. Isn’t that a prolife powerful statement?
Elizabeth who had known Mary all her life, realized in an instant, She was the mother of Jesus.
The chosen one.
It is both amazing and awesome that the bond between these two women were around the miracles they both were given.
Both were carrying special son’s and both were chosen to do the miraculous.
After hearing and seeing Elizabeth’s reaction Mary’s said this prayer.
[My 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 – 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 arms;
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.”
Mary stayed with Elizabeth for about three months and then returned home.]
What we are amazed by is this: Her response.
She was a very young teen. When told she was going to be the Mother of Jesus she accepted it then she went to the one person she knew who could talk with her.
We are not told about her family, whether she had a set of parents. We are not told if they knew.
We wonder if she was there till John was born to help Elizabeth in her aging condition.
Many things we do not know and are not told. What we do know is this: We are amazed at the miraculous.
Let us continue as we move through the Christmas story.