Magnification
Luke 1:46-47 ESV And Mary said, “My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Saviour Mary knew the meaning of life. Mary knew that our purpose is to magnify the Lord and to rejoice in God our Saviour. She fulfilled her purpose in life. In one sense, Mary was never more than a humble peasant woman. At the same time she had the immense priviledge of bearing the Son of God in her womb as the virgin born and conceived of the Holy Spirit. Magnification of the Lord and rejoicing in her Saviour meant for Mary to bring him up into his Divine destiny! For us, magnification of God and rejoicing in him, our Saviour doesn't require us to say 'hail Mary', but hail Jesus. Mary needed a Saviour. We certainly do. Mary had the horror of witnessing her Son's crucifixion. Yet she came to understand that he died to save her as well. She was a matriarch in the early church, not because anyone 'hailed' her, but because she knew the meaning of life: to magnify and...