Lord -
In those days…
In those days of Herod, in those days of a silent priest, in those days of a pregnant Elizabeth and the angel Gabriel…
Mary set out with haste to the hill country to greet Elizabeth.
A greeting that led to a child leaping in a womb. A greeting that led to the Holy Spirit filling Elizabeth. A greeting that led to Elizabeth exclaiming Mary’s blessedness.
Your mother, Lord, went to Elizabeth. Your mother, Lord, believed that Gabriel’s word would be fulfilled.
May the God-Bearer come to us. May the deepest part of ourselves leap. May the Holy Spirit fill us. May we, like the blessed Mary, believe in the fulfillment of Your word.
Amen.
(The Fourth Sunday of Advent is 12/19.)