Visitation

Fourth Sunday of Advent (C): Luke 1:39-45

Blessed are you who believed that what was spoken to you by the Lord would be fulfilled. – Luke 1:45

A charming vignette.

Or so it seems.

One young pregnant cousin goes to visit an older pregnant cousin. They exchange a few words, and soon the encounter is over.

Is this merely a charming vignette? If so, then why does St. Luke bother to include it in his Gospel, his Good News, his orderly account of all that the Lord has accomplished in our midst?

There must be more.

Much, much more. Continue reading “Visitation”