Luke 1:39-55
I will do my best to describe what I think is the closest bond and strongest love known to creation; that of a mother with child. When I speak with my wife, my mother, and other women who have children or are with child about their child I always see a glow which I can only describe as a light from within. Try it, ask any mother about her children and you'll see this glow too. It surrounds them, envelops their very being.
I sometimes see a similar glow in husbands when they speak of their wives, but in all honesty I never witness a brighter glow than when a mother speaks of her child. The glow, however, can turn to an impenetrable shield when they feel their children to be in danger. As much as one should thoroughly enjoy being in the presence of a mother who is glowing, one should almost be afraid to be the focus of a woman who thinks they are endangering her child.
Therein lies the love I am talking about. Whether a mother is glowing with pride or impenetrable with protection one thing is very obvious to me; that mother is giving everything she has to and for her child. That, I think, is what Love is. If you are willing to put all of your personal "stuff" aside and give everything you have for the betterment of others, then you have achieved the love that can only be shared between a mother and her child.
Mary and Elizabeth take that love one step further, if that is possible. They both recognize that the love they feel towards the child they are carrying is only possible because of God. It's in this recognition they both share a special joy as well as bring hope to one another that the child Mary is carrying will finally bring peace to their people.
Love one another my friends. Love one another as much as you love yourself. And never, never forget to love your God.
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