John explores this wonderful intimate and somewhat radical moment in Luke between two women which results in the “Magnificat”. He then uses Rachel Held Evans' work on the Shema and Love to explore what might life behind the Magnificat.
Finally use Eugene Peterson’s paraphrase to ask in what way are we bursting with God-news and joining the dance to the song of God this Christmas?
He finished by asking himself
- How does Mary’s song help me to see God’s hesed love at play today?
- What God-news might I be invited to burst with?
- How might we join the dance of the song of God?
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