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I’m always thinking of ways to annoy a few of you. This one just came easy -
For he took notice of his lowly servant girl, and from now on all generations will call me blessed. (Luk 1:48 NLT)
All this talk of the adoration of Mary by those pesky Catholics got me thinking about this. Plus, it helped that I reading about the Magnificat in the use of liturgical prayers.
Elizabeth gave a glad cry and exclaimed to Mary, “God has blessed you above all women, and your child is blessed. (Luk 1:42 NLT)
So, do you still consider Mary blessed among women? Above all women? Does your generation still call her blessed?
Now… do you still call her blessed?
Joel L. Watts holds a Masters of Arts from United Theological Seminary with a focus in literary and rhetorical criticism of the New Testament. His interests include exploring the role of mimesis in human civilization, specifically in the study of religion and media, as well as science fiction and the way in which it has allowed mythology to be explored in light of scientific discoveries of the past century. He is the author of Mimetic Criticism of the Gospel of Mark: Introduction and Commentary (Wipf and Stock, 2013) and a co-editor and contributor to From Fear to Faith: Stories of Hitting Spiritual Walls (Energion, 2013).
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I do, and isnt there something about when God will bless those who bless Israel, and something about Jesus representing Israel, etc. Hmmmmm, yes Mary is blessed.