The Glorifying Soul – Advent 4

Mary’s song is a fixture of the Advent season. We’ve come to pin our hope on this young woman’s voice glorifying God in the midst of uncertainty. Her song offers a vision of our bodies and souls magnifying the essential will of the divine. But every mother knows there is grief amidst the glory. As we read Luke 1:46b-55 and listen to choral interpretations of the Magnificat let us consider the minor notes of Mary’s life marked by motherhood and servanthood in the shadow of an extraordinary son. Rev. Beth Waltemath preaches on The Glorifying Soul.