Elizabeth, Mary’s relative

Given a child when past age of hoping –
her child (John) would prepare people
for the coming Messiah.
At six months gestation, her baby
leaped for joy in his mother’s womb*
when Mary, soon to be the
mother of the Messiah came to them.
What a comfort she must have been
to the young mother-to-be –
as both faced their privilege and responsibility
in dependence on the Holy Spirit.

*Luke 1:41, 44

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