Originally published at: Daily Devotion for 31 May 2023 (Wednesday after Pentecost) | Confident.Faith
Readings
- Psalm 22
- Psalm 102
- Numbers 23:4–28
- Luke 22:47–71
- Formula of Concord: Solid Declaration, XI, 94–96
Feast
Today we observe the Visitation. While pregnant with Jesus, the Virgin Mary visited her relative, Elizabeth, who was then pregnant with John the Baptist, another child conceived under miraculous circumstances. In the presence of Christ, John ‘leaps’ in his mother’s womb, foreshadowing his role as forerunner of the Messiah. This presence of the Messiah also caused Elizabeth to proclaim Mary’s blessedness and Mary responded with the Magnificat, a summation of her place in salvation history and God’s gracious gifts.
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