Mary demonstrates a life of surrendered love.
Paul exhorted the early Christians in Ephesus to "be filled with the Spirit, addressing one another psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and playing to the Lord in your hearts, giving thanks always and for everything in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to God the Father (Ephesians 5:18b - 20). In fact, the word most often translated "blessed" can be translated "happy". He has helped Israel his servant, remembering his mercy, according to his promise to our fathers,to Abraham and to his descendants forever."īreaking into song is a fruit of the kind of joy which can infuse the life of those filled with the presence of the Lord.
"The hungry he has filled with good things the rich he has sent away empty. He has thrown down the rulers from their thrones but lifted up the lowly. He has shown might with his arm, dispersed the arrogant of mind and heart. His mercy is from age to age to those who fear him. The Mighty One has done great things for me, and holy is his name. For he has looked upon his handmaid's lowliness behold, from now on will all ages call me blessed. "My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord my spirit rejoices in God my savior. Madonna of Humility - Lazzaro Bastiani - 1470 Madonna of Humility - Domenico do Bartolo - 1433
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