It's hard to do things on your own. The burdens can push down on you, weighing on the soul. No matter how energized you may feel at the beginning, if you're rowing on your own, you'll lose steam. When I go out and run, I inevitably stop after around two miles -- I get tired, and it's easy to stop. When I'm running with someone, I may go twice as long, because I'm not alone.
Mary is in the midst of a terribly challenging chapter of her life. She's unwed, pregnant, and without many resources. But God hasn't set her up to do this on her own. She has Elizabeth, and when she arrives, John the Baptist leaps in the womb, and Elizabeth is exclaiming with a loud cry how blessed Mary is.
Here, there is encouragement. There is community.
Who can you provide that to today?
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