Magnifying the Lord

“Mary said:

‘My soul magnifies the Lord,
My spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior.
For He has regarded the lowly state of His maidservant;
For behold, henceforth all generations will call me blessed.
For He who is mighty has done great things for me,
Holy is His name.

He has shown strength with His arm;
He has scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.
He has put down the mighty from their thrones,
And exalted the lowly.
He has filled the hungry with good things,
And the rich He has sent away empty.’” [1]

Mary said that she was of lowly state. She was the Lord’s maidservant. She was the servant of God not men. She waited on the Lord much like a waitress waits on customers at a meal table. She rejoices in God her Savior because He respected the lowly and the hungry more so than the mighty, proud, and rich. He chose her of all people to be the earthly mother of the Savior of the world. The Lord scattered the proud people who were full of imaginations about themselves. The proud had so much yet believed that they deserved and should have more. The Lord sent them a running. He chose the humble.

Yesterday, the Lord placed in Sherry’s heart a strong desire to take blankets, socks, and packets of tissues to the homeless street dwellers by the bay. They were so grateful for these blessings. It was 46 degrees at the time. She gave food to one woman who was so weak she tried to talk but no words came out of her mouth.

Sherry also has a homeless man named Adam that sits by her kettle stand at the Metreon. She has been sharing Jesus with him and praying for him daily. Adam told her about the homeless people living near Embarcadero.

When I consider all the time and money that is wasted on entertainment… sports, games, TV, movies, eating out, etc., all connected to the world of fantasy and imaginations… compared to watching Sherry distribute much needed supplies and love to the poor… REALITY, I choose to magnify the LORD.

“Thank You Jesus for choosing to do great things through Your handmaiden Mary. Thank You Jesus for Your servant Sherry...my precious grace gift from You! You who are mighty have done great things for me. Holy is Your Name!”

[1] Luke 1:46-49, 51-53