Mary and Elizabeth's Friendship
Dear Friends, Last week we looked at Mary's response to the news Angel Gabriel brought her that she was going to be with child, and that the child would be Jesus, the Saviour of the world. At the same time, the Angel told her that " your relative Elizabeth has become pregnant in her old age! People used to say she was barren, but she has conceived a son and is now in her sixth month." Luke 1:36 (NLT) I don't know for sure, but I believe that being in the early stages of pregnancy must have been quite a vulnerable time for Mary. Physical changes within her body, experiencing a variety of emotions and having to cope with people's responses to her news. It could not have been an easy time for her, and I imagine she must have felt quite alone in it as she had to face the misunderstanding, criticism and judgement from those around her. But she remembered what the Angel had told her about Elizabeth and " 39 A few days later Mary hurried to the...