Magnificent Mary Bob Stillerman 3rd Sunday of Advent (Joy), 12/11/2022 Luke 1:46-55 Magnificent Mary Luke 1.46-55 12-11-2022 Luke’s text tells us that Elizabeth was a righteous woman, who along with her husband Zechariah, was getting on in years. We also learn that Mary, a very young woman, is engaged to Joseph. Mary and Elizabeth live in a world where a woman’s worth and value are determined by her ability to bear children, particularly male children, because wealth and lands are secured through baby boys with good Jewish mamas. Elizabeth, like many righteous......

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