NOTE: The first few minutes of audio this week are low quality, but once the teaching begins it improves.
Mary’s story has become so common we stand to miss the larger story of Mary’s initiation. She has just said a courageous “Yes” to partner with God, but her choice forever sends her in a new direction. In a sense, she “betrays the village” and in doing so is thrown into a new world with new challenges. All the while, she carries within her the nourishment she needs, the “fruit of her womb.” And Elizabeth is there with her, as a guide, to lead her toward peace.