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| Annunciation : Antonello da Messina |
The angel has just left Mary...
...the direction of her gaze...
...her outstretched hand...
and the fluttering pages, as though disturbed by a slight breeze of fluttering wings,
and Mary is left pondering what this might mean.
And then the next thing Luke tells us is that Mary set out and went as quickly as she could to visit Elizabeth...weaving together again these two families...these two women, with the underlying hint that they are very supportive of one another.
It sounds so natural to me that Mary was keen to go and share with Elizabeth as soon as she hears the surprising news that she is pregnant.
It sounds so natural to me that Mary was keen to go and share with Elizabeth as soon as she hears the surprising news that she is pregnant.
Luke wastes no time on the journey, and I imagined her walking / hiking, enjoying a few days to think things through...
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| "the Hill Country of Judah" |
...but at the Church of the Visitation, this artist imagines Mary travelling by donkey...
The important thing is not how she managed to get there,
but the joy of this meeting between Mary & Elizabeth: Luke 1 v 39f.
The important thing is not how she managed to get there,
but the joy of this meeting between Mary & Elizabeth: Luke 1 v 39f.
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| The Visitation www.jesusmafa.com |
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| Mary & Elizabeth |
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| celebrating the naming of John ...and Zechariah regains his voice |
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