Luke 1:39-45
 At that time Mary got ready and hurried to a town in the hill country of Judea, where she entered Zechariah’s home and greeted Elizabeth. When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. In a loud voice she exclaimed: “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the child you will bear! But why am I so favored, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? As soon as the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy. Blessed is she who has believed that what the Lord has said to her will be accomplished!”

Mary is the type of woman who puts her faith into action. She not only says, “Lord, your will be done,” but she also “hurries” to see God at work in the life of her relative Elizabeth. The journey to Judea which Mary undertook was not a simple drive to the next town; it was a difficult journey which must have taken at least three days at that time.

Mary did not let that stop her from going to Elizabeth, rejoicing with her, and praising the Lord for fulfilling His promises. In his description of the meeting of Mary and Elizabeth, Luke continued to highlight the superiority of Jesus over John.

Even in the womb, John leaped for joy, for he was already pointing to the Messiah, God’s Anointed One; to Jesus.

Elizabeth’s and Mary’s response to all of these amazing events was a song of praise for God’s mercy.

They were praising God for showing mercy to His people.

Today, believers can join in singing God’s praises by telling of God’s mercy in their lives.

We can thank God for our spiritual ancestors from Abraham and Sarah to the apostle Paul.

We can also thank God for the spiritual ancestors in our specific lives.

One of our readers wrote:
God’s faithful need those who get it- who get God’s faithfulness, miraculous abilities and challenges that come with trusting in God.
God gave Mary and Elizabeth to each other. They get God and they get each other.
What wonderful stories they can tell! What wonderful support they can offer to each other.
Rick Rooks