Mary's Song

This is one of my favorite passages in the Bible. It's the song Mary sings after the birth of Jesus, and a great example of what it means to be faithful through trials. She was so young, and yet, she got it. She knew what life was all about. I also love this passage because the things close to Mary's heart also end up being the same things close to the heart of Christ. It amplifies their bond.

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 MSG