I know that generations have reverred these verses and love this song...but I'm beginning to think I will always struggle with it.
I've had two normal children - and each pregnancy and each birth was world-changing, confidence shattering, and ego-bursting. The sense of peace and calm and gratitude in Mary's song seems so foreign from any emotions I could even imagine her having.
But new in today's reading - I've discovered that she did not break into song upon hearing the news of her pregnancy. Her initial response seems to be more...resigned "Fine, let it be with me as the Lord has said (it's not like I can change it anyway)"
She doesn't sing with joy until after she talks with Elizabeth. We need each other to help us make sense of God's actions in our lives. Mary needed to talk to another pregnant woman. She needed to speak with Elizabeth - who was old and had been longing for a child for so long.
When it's just "me and God", God can be overwhelming. When it's "us and God", we work side by side. We pray together, we praise together. And sometimes God makes more sense. And often, I am braver.
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