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December 22 Luke 1:39-45   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…. And blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of what was spoken to her by the Lord.” -Luke 1:42-43, 45     In this passage, we see two women who have been blessed beyond measure by God. The elderly Elizabeth, who expe

December 21 Luke 1:26-38 Then Mary said, “Here am I, the servant of the Lord; let it be with me according to your word.” Then the angel departed from her. -Luke 1:38 “Mary, Did You Know?” is a lovely song we hear at the Christmas season. We hear in the refrain, “Mary, did you know of the miraculous things Jesus would do on earth,” concluding with, “did you know…the sleeping Child you’re holding is the Great I Am!" It causes us to reflect on Mary, the young Jewish girl who had

December 20 John 4:13-14   Jesus said, “Everyone who drinks this water will get thirsty again and again. Anyone who drinks the water I give will never thirst—not ever. The water I give will be an artesian spring within, gushing fountains of endless life.” -John 4:13-14 The Message   This scripture is buried inside the story of the Samaritan woman at Jacob’s well.  Prior to these verses, she is surprised that a Jew would even stoop to talk to her, much less ask her for a drin