Leap for Joy for the Lord has come:
"Mary set out in those days and traveled to the hill country in haste to a town of Judah,where she entered the house of Zechariahand greeted Elizabeth. When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting,the infant leaped in her womb,and Elizabeth, filled with the Holy Spirit,cried out in a loud voice and said,“Most blessed are you among women,and blessed is the fruit of your womb. And how does this happen to me,that the mother of my Lord should come to me? For at the moment the sound of your greeting reached my ears,the infant in my womb leaped for joy. Blessed are you who believedthat what was spoken to you by the Lordwould be fulfilled.” (Luke 1:39-45)
Leap for Joy for the Lord has come to us. My dear brothers and sisters in Christ, it will be fulfilled once again on this Christmas as we remember our Lord’s birth, in approximately 3 days. As we look at today’s reading from Luke 1:39-45, we see many parallels that could be made in this divine revelation by GOD to his people. After the annunciation or announcement that was made by the Arch Angel Gabriel one of the seven spirits that stands before the throne of GOD the FATHER. If we look at the Biblical history no person(s) has ever been addressed as being with grace or favor by GOD by an Angel of GOD and the only person who was addressed in that fashion was Mary the Mother of GOD. She was favored and given grace from the beginning of time, she was chosen to deliver this world with the savior.
Let’s look at the first few verses where “the mother of my Lord” travels to the hill country in a haste to visits her cousin Elizabeth, who herself is expecting a child and is six months pregnant. The scripture passage mentioned above; why Mary our Lord’s mother would hasten her visit to be at the side of her cousin Elizabeth, focuses our attention on a mission that Mother Mary accepted. Even though Queen Mother was just told a few days ago by the Angel Gabriel that she would bring the only begotten son of God the King of this world.
Scriptures does not allude to any dyer need for Mary to visit Elizabeth, so why a pregnant woman who is carrying the savior in her womb would jeopardize her safety, her health and journey to the hill country to visit her cousin. Let’s image the journey to the hill country it was not by car, bus or adequate tranporation, but was either by foot or by mule/donkey the transportation of that time. Journey was treacherous, not safe and long. But, it was the mission of Our Lady to bring Jesus to John and his mother Elizabeth, who upon the greeting of Our Lady was filled with the Holy Spirit and the child (John the Baptist) in Elizabeth’s womb leaped with joy and was granted grace immediately by the Holy Spirit to carry his mission.
Point to be noted: Mary’s voice carries peace and joy; she had the Holy Spirit within her as she was over shadowed by the Holy Spirit as announced by the Angel Gabriel.
That tells us that the Holy Spirit never left her side it was within her, so in reality she had GOD the Holy Spirit and GOD the SON and had the grace from GOD the FATHER within her. This text brings light to the matter of our Lord’s mission, which in actuality started immediately while our savior who was only a few days old in the Blessed Mother Mary’s womb. It was important for Jesus to give his grace and blessing to the greatest prophet to be, who would as stated above was to be called John the Baptist, whose mission was to make way for the messiah. To announce his coming to this world, John had to proclaim to the world about the lamb -“behold the lamb of GOD” who takes the sins of the world. "Prepare the way of the Lord, make straight his paths" (Matthew 3:3)
Mission to bless John was carried by Mary “the new sacred Ark of Covenant” the “tabernacle” of our Lord; his Mother, the mother of this world. Who in her womb carried the flesh of eternal son. She was the first to have the host reside in her by the power of the God the Holy Spirit and by GOD the FATHER’S divine will. She was graced as first to accept and receive the Eucharist, the body of our Messiah our Lord the savior of this world. Mary our mother gave her flesh to the God man who was fully GOD and fully man. His divinity lives for ever. She was without sin, because she bore Jesus who had no sin. Her womb had to be sacred for the holy one, hence she was chosen from the beginning of time by GOD the FATHER. Jesus’ coming had to be fulfilled even with sin or without sin of this world; it was GOD the FATHER’S master plan of Salvation and Mary the Mother was graced to bring our Lord Jesus her son into this world. Mary was part of the master plan of Salvation. (Ocran)
So, my dear brothers and sisters as we see the prophetic reality of our redeemer Jesus Christ; Emmanuel (GOD is with us) who came to this world by the acceptance of the will of GOD the FATHER, SON and HOLY SPIRIT and Mary who worked as a co-redeemer of Salvation for this world. She brought Jesus to this world, which is an attempt from GOD to meet his people from the beginning of creation, as GOD the FATHER came to the garden of Eden every evening to meet Adam and Eve, so did he came through the messianic salvation to meet and save his people. GOD wants us to be joined in him, with him; that was the purpose of his creation. GOD wants to be with us for eternity. GOD the FATHER, SON and HOLY SPIRIT selected Mary from the beginning of time to be the bearer of GOD the SON. She brings people to his son, she brought Jesus to John and Elizabeth. May she bring Jesus to you as well during this season. Blessed are you who believe. Amen – Merry Christmas! Leap with joy this season, have a blessed Christmas.
Reference: Guidance by the Holy Spirit
