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Jun 20

  • loneranger3117
    loneranger3117 added a text contribution Soul
    “… My soul exalts the Lord,” Her soul exalts the Lord. Maybe we should take a lesson from her. I think to often it is only our mouths that are praising, worshiping, and exalting the Lord our God. Read more »

Jun 13

  • kneelknurd
    kneelknurd added a text contribution The Magnificat
    Luke 1:46ff – “The Magnificat” This is one of the church’s oldest hymns, saturated in the Old Testament (kin to Hannah’s song 1 Sam. 2:1-10); it shows the revolutionary nature of the Jesus’s work to c... Read more »

May 21

  • charlescameron
    charlescameron added a text contribution Luke 1:39-56
    While at Elizabeth’s house, Mary praised the Lord. Her song of praise rises from the Lord and rises to the Lord. At the heart of this song of praise, there is the “Saviour” – “my soul rejoices in God ... Read more »

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Mar 25

  • michaelt
    michaelt added a text contribution The Name
    My heart just agrees with the reverance that Elizabeth and Zechariah are walking out with God through all this. I'm not sure how exactly how things were culturally when it came to naming children, bu... Read more »

Mar 20

  • denisehorn
    denisehorn added a text contribution you picked me?
    Wow... who knew Mary was a psalmist right? What a beautiful exclamation of praise to God. What's interesting is that this took faith. She hadn't had this baby yet. SHe hadn't seen the cool things Jesu... Read more »

Aug 13

  • ckschleg
    ckschleg added a text contribution Mary's Song Rocks!
    My Catholic friends have always had a thing for Mary. They have icons around the house, they pray to her as an intercessor, and they even guard her statue at church. I've always been puzzled by this w... Read more »

Mar 10

  • charlescameron
    charlescameron added a text contribution Luke 1:1-2:52
    1:1-38 God was about to do ‘a new thing’(Isaiah 43:19). It was centred on Christ, though John also played his part (31-33,16-17). There were obstacles - Zechariah and Elizabeth were ‘old’(18), and Mar... Read more »