Do You Know?

Do You Know? Following Mary's Faithful WitnessDecember 22, 2024Advent 4Luke 1:46-57Rev. Teer HardyThe question is not, “Mary do you know, but rather, do you know? Brody, Logan, and Meghan, Brett and Lauren, do you know? Do you know that his child that we celebrate on Christmas is the one who will do all of the things mentioned in the song – walk on water, heal the blind, give life back to the dead? Do you know that while being rejected and despised, Jesus extends grace to all?Do you know there is nothing you can do to outrun the hope, love, joy, and peace of God?Do you know?Through her Magnificat, Mary becomes a reflection of the church. Mary is our reflection. As she declares, considers, and makes sense of what is happening, her Magnificat becomes our song – the same old song the church has proclaimed for generations. The song declares that in and through Jesus Christ, God has done what we believed to be impossible. God does, through Mary, the inconceivable. Get full access to Brewing Theology with Teer Hardy at teerhardy.substack.com/subscribe