When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the child leaped in her womb. And Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit and exclaimed with a loud cry, ‘Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb.’” vss. 41-42
Luke 1:39-42
We don’t know how often babies actually leap in their mothers’ wombs, but there’s no doubt that they do move, and those first movements, especially the ones that can be felt by others, are a welcome sign of a healthy baby. Luke tells us that Elizabeth felt that movement when the pregnant Mary showed up on her doorstep. It’s a touching little story and was meant to show that John reacted to the presence of the messiah from inside his mother’s womb. It was a kind of private indicator for the women that something was afoot in the world of the Spirit, and that a big change was on the way for our world. We too occasionally have those Spirit moments, mysterious occasions when inexplicable things happen to us and to those in our circle of friends and acquaintances. We really shouldn’t be surprised when joy overwhelms us. After all God is never apart from us and the Spirit of God is continually renovating our lives and bringing restoration. And that’s why the ordinary can become extraordinary, a flash of tanager scarlet in the air makes a gray day come alive. A child’s unbridled glee brings a smile to our lips and love leaps in our wombs, even if we don’t have them. Jesus is in the world–anything can happen!
Thought for the Day: When have I felt the touch of the Spirit?
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