There is this heartwarming Christmas advertisement for Heathrow Airport, in which two animated senior bears arrive on board a plane and go through the paces of exiting the airport and meet what appears to be their grandchildren.
“where she entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth.”
It strikes me that Mary didn’t just knock on the door and waited for Elizabeth to greet her. No, she entered and greeted Elizabeth, a very deliberate and forceful entrance.
And Elizabeth recognized her right away as the mother of our Lord without hesitation, as a matter of fact.
Something very powerful was happening that day .
It is reminiscing of when Jesus entered the house where the disciples were hiding after his resurrection, he passed through the door and just said shalom ! Peace be with you.
Lord Jesus , please make me as faithful asMary and Elizabeth so that I recognize the Holy Spirit as he enters me or reveals his presence within me so that I can greet him and leap for joy and walk like John the Baptist and speak the word of God to whomever I meet .
“where she entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth.”
It strikes me that Mary didn’t just knock on the door and waited for Elizabeth to greet her. No, she entered and greeted Elizabeth, a very deliberate and forceful entrance.
And Elizabeth recognized her right away as the mother of our Lord without hesitation, as a matter of fact.
Something very powerful was happening that day .
It is reminiscing of when Jesus entered the house where the disciples were hiding after his resurrection, he passed through the door and just said shalom ! Peace be with you.
Lord Jesus , please make me as faithful asMary and Elizabeth so that I recognize the Holy Spirit as he enters me or reveals his presence within me so that I can greet him and leap for joy and walk like John the Baptist and speak the word of God to whomever I meet .