Jesus' Joy

At that time Mary got ready and hurried to a town in the hill country of Judea, where she entered Zechariah's home and greeted Elizabeth. When Elizabeth heard Mary's greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. In a loud voice she exclaimed: "Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the child you will bear! But why am I so favored, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? As soon as the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy. Blessed is she who has believed that what the Lord has said to her will be accomplished!"

The Judean foothills. Mary got ready and hurried to a town in the hill country of Judea (above.)


The Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Blessed is she who has believed that what the Lord has said to her will be accomplished!" (Above). Centuries later, pilgrims worshiped at this candle-lit shrine to our risen Lord. Truly, what the angel said was accomplished!

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