A
Visitation and A Song
The world waited
And
watched for this moment
For
many generations.
All
the years
And
all the prophets
And
all the seers
Bow
to the young girl of Nazareth.
Along
comes
This
Daughter of Zion
Untying
the knot of Eve
And
by her “Yes”,
This
favorite Daughter
Of
the Father
Becomes
the Mother of the Redeemer.
Woman
of Israel
With
Jewish roots,
Stepping
out
Of
the Hebrew Bible
Changing
BC to AD
Stepping
into the New,
Changes
History.
The
mother of the living
Walking
softly,
Walking
gently
Among
us
Is
pregnant now
With
the Messiah
Emmanuel,
God-with-us
The
cousin greets the Mother of God
And
Elizabeth’s unborn child
Leaps
in her womb
Like
David dancing
Before
the Ark,
Like
the messianic leap of joy
Among
Isaiah’s poor.
She,
the cause of our joy,
The
New Ark
Housing
the Word,
Chosen
and willed
Into
Motherhood
Finds
her glory, like all mothers,
In
being for her Son.
Elizabeth
speaks chosen words,
“Blessed
is the child
You
will bear.”
Mary,
who carries Jesus,
Carries
the Church,
Carries
us,
Virgin
made Church,
From
the beginning.
The
new Eve, fashioned in Heaven,
Sings
a new song.
Not
the ancient one of Eden
But
the perfect song
For
her Son,
A
sign of favor to us,
To
the Church forever.
As
exalted spouse of the Spirit
She
stands out
Among
the poor and humble
Of
the Lord,
Her
heart full and
Overflowing
to the heart of another
Sings
her astounding secret.
“My
whole spirit is soaring
in
the greatness of Adonai.
My
very being is joyful
Because
of God my Savior.
For
God has been aware
Of
His lowly one
And
because of this
All
people will find hope.
All
ages will look at this moment
As
a blessing for me and for them.
Our
Mighty God, in this one great act,
Has
done wonderful things for me,
Blessed
be He.
His
Name, too holy to utter
Blessed
be He.
Holy
is that Name.
His
undeserved kindness is for all
Who
worship Him in every generation.
His
mighty Arm shows His power,
Most
of all, in caring for the needy.
He
changes the plans of the proud,
In
their hardened hearts.
He
has brought them down
From
their high position
And
sets the lowly ones in their place.
Wonders
are given to those who long for it
And
those, not of opened heart,
Go
away empty.
He
never forgets Israel or you,
Always
full of loving-kindness for us all.
For
God promised Abraham and Sarah,
And
their family, to be with them always.
He
promises us the same.
From
now until forever.
We
ask you, then,
Virgin
Mother of the Savior
To
intercede for us.
You
who brought forth
Your
son in the flesh
Bring
us forth in spirit.
Help
us to see your Son
Appearing
now in our neighbor
Making
all of us one,
Making
us Church.
“Blessed
are you among women,
Blessed
is the fruit
of
your womb.”
FJV
Sources:
·
Gospel of Luke
·
Vatican Document :Lumen
Gentium
·
Francis of Assisi: Prayer
to the Virgin
·
Litany of Loretto
