May 24, 2015: Magnificat – Nick Elio

We don’t often consider the influence Mary, the mother of Jesus, had on her son. But her song can tell us much about what she knew. Her song was far more than a woman who was excited about the impending birth of her child. For Mary, the birth of Jesus would prove to reshape the very world we live in.

This is a political song, which makes sense, since the gospel was a political term. Mary knew that the birth of a king would surely shake the earth to its very foundations. The birth of Jesus was about all of life and involved all people. It would be a threat to the powers and liberation for the oppressed. These are the first words we hear that reshape the way we think of good news.