Reading between the Lines: Elizabeth & Mary

Remembering that both Mary and Elizabeth are integral to the stories of Jesus and John the Baptist, helps to shed some light on how important community and relationship is to God. Neither Jesus nor John the Baptist came into existence completely on their own. They came into existence through the limitations and wonder of very human bodies, relying on families and larger communities to raise and form them into the people they were called to be, who would disrupt the religious and political systems of that time. Communities of support have the blessing and burden of helping to form each member of the community - we see this in our world now, through families, chosen families, faith communities, service organizations, schools, and every group that we join. I wonder what lessons or phrases echoed in Jesus’ and John the Baptist’s minds as they began and led their ministries. And, which of those did they learn from their mothers? Which of those were recorded and continue to nurture our faith development today

 

CW: infertility, pregnancy, childbirth

 

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