Community of Grace

“As for Mary, she treasured all these things and pondered them in her heart.” (Luke 2:19)

Genesis 3:15	I shall put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and hers; it will bruise your head and you will strike its heel.
Isaiah 7:14	The Lord will give you a sign in any case: It is this: the young woman is with child and will give birth to a son whom she will call Immanuel.
Luke 1:28	He went in and said to her, ‘Hail, Full of Grace! The Lord is with you.
Luke 1:29	She was deeply disturbed by these words and asked herself what this greeting could mean.
Luke 1:30	but the angel said to her, ‘Mary, do not be afraid; you have won God’s favour.’
Luke 1:31	Look! You are to conceive in your womb and bear a Son, and you must name Him Jesus.
Luke 1:34	Mary said to the angel, ‘But how can this come about, since I have no knowledge of man?’
Luke 1:35	The angel answered, ‘The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will cover you with it’s shadow. And so the child will be holy; and will be called Son of God.’
Luke 1:38	Mary said, ‘You see before you the Lord’s servant, let it happen to me as you have said.
Luke 1:39	Mary set out at that time and went as quickly as she could into the hill country to a town in Judah.
Luke 1:40	She went into Zechariah’s house and greeted Elizabeth.
Luke 1:41	Now it happened that as soon as Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the child leapt in her womb and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.
Luke 1:42	She gave a loud cry and said, ‘Of all women, you are the most blessed, and blessed is the fruit of your womb.’
Luke 1:43	Why should I be honoured with a visit from the Mother of my Lord?
Luke 1:44	Look, the moment your greeting reached my ears, the child in my womb leapt for joy.
Luke 1:45	Yes, blessed is she who believed that the promise made her by the Lord would be fulfilled.
Luke 1:46	And Mary said, ‘My soul glorifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Saviour
Luke 1:48	Because He has looked upon the humiliation of his servant. Yes, from now onwards all generations will call me blessed.
Luke 1:49	For the Almighty has done great things for me. Holy is His Name
Luke1:56	Mary stayed with her some three months and then went back home.