Thursday 14 December 2017

Mary's song.

And Mary said:

46 “My soul glorifies the Lord
I bless God every chance I get;
my lungs expand with his praise. 
I live and breathe God;
if things aren’t going well, hear this and be happy:  Psalm 34:1 - 2
47 and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior,
Christ Jesus our hope 1 Timothy 1:1
This is good, and pleases God our Savior, 1 Timothy 2:3
48 for he has been mindful
of the humble state of his servant.
Though the Lord is exalted, he looks kindly on the lowly;
though lofty, he sees them from afar. Psalm 138:6
From now on all generations will call me blessed,
As Jesus was saying these things, a woman in the crowd called out, “Blessed is the mother who gave you birth and nursed you.”  Luke 11:27
49 for the Mighty One has done great things for me—
Your righteousness, God, reaches to the heavens,
you who have done great things.
Who is like you, God? Psalm 71:19
holy is his name.
He provided redemption for his people;
he ordained his covenant forever—
holy and awesome is his name.
Psalm 111:9
50 His mercy extends to those who fear him,
from generation to generation.
but showing love to a thousand generations of those who love me and keep my commandments. Exodus 20:6
But from everlasting to everlasting
the Lord’s love is with those who fear him,
and his righteousness with their children’s children—
Psalm 103:17
51 He has performed mighty deeds with his arm;
Sing to the Lord a new song,
for he has done marvelous things;
his right hand and his holy arm
have worked salvation for him.
Psalm 98:1
he has scattered those who are proud in their inmost thoughts.
See, the Sovereign Lord comes with power,
and he rules with a mighty arm.
See, his reward is with him,
and his recompense accompanies him.
Isaiah 40:10
52 He has brought down rulers from their thrones
but has lifted up the humble.
53 He has filled the hungry with good things
but has sent the rich away empty.
for he satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things. Psalm 107:9
54 He has helped his servant Israel,
remembering to be merciful
He has remembered his love and his faithfulness to Israel;
all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God. Psalm 98:3

55 to Abraham and his descendants forever,
just as he promised our ancestors.”
The Lord swore an oath to David,
a sure oath he will not revoke:
“One of your own descendants
I will place on your throne. Psalm 132:11
The promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. Scripture does not say “and to seeds,” meaning many people, but “and to your seed,”[a]meaning one person, who is Christ. Galatians 3:16
Luke 1:46 - 55

The Message:
"And Mary said,

I’m bursting with God-news;
I’m dancing the song of my Savior God.
God took one good look at me, and look what happened—
I’m the most fortunate woman on earth!
What God has done for me will never be forgotten,
the God whose very name is holy, set apart from all others.
His mercy flows in wave after wave
on those who are in awe before him.
He bared his arm and showed his strength,
scattered the bluffing braggarts.
He knocked tyrants off their high horses,
pulled victims out of the mud.

The starving poor sat down to a banquet;
the callous rich were left out in the cold.
He embraced his chosen child, Israel;
he remembered and piled on the mercies, piled them high.
It’s exactly what he promised,
beginning with Abraham and right up to now."
Luke 1:46 - 55

And this is how I feel. Brought down, trodden on, humbled... the only 'out' is to look up in hope....

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