Comments on: Women of Advent and Christmas II: Elizabeth, Relative of God http://firstthings.com/blogs/evangel/2009/12/women-of-advent-and-christmas-ii-elizabeth-relative-of-god/ A First Things Blog Tue, 06 Nov 2012 13:35:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Zack http://firstthings.com/blogs/evangel/2009/12/women-of-advent-and-christmas-ii-elizabeth-relative-of-god/#comment-3333 Zack Tue, 08 Dec 2009 17:06:55 +0000 http://firstthings.com/blogs/evangel/?p=2073#comment-3333 The first paragraph of this, with a little rewriting, could have been copy for that Dennis Quaid movie "The Rookie." Anybody looking to contextualize Luke 1 this season: go ahead and use the Dennis Quaid/Elizabeth thing. No attribution necessary ;) The first paragraph of this, with a little rewriting, could have been copy for that Dennis Quaid movie “The Rookie.”

Anybody looking to contextualize Luke 1 this season: go ahead and use the Dennis Quaid/Elizabeth thing. No attribution necessary ;)

]]> By: Charlie http://firstthings.com/blogs/evangel/2009/12/women-of-advent-and-christmas-ii-elizabeth-relative-of-god/#comment-3331 Charlie Tue, 08 Dec 2009 16:12:20 +0000 http://firstthings.com/blogs/evangel/?p=2073#comment-3331 I read this passage this morning and was struck once again by the deep prophetic insight granted to Elizabeth ("the mother of my Lord has come to me") and Mary ("He has not forgotten His promise to be merciful") through God's work in their bodies, and the Spirit's work in their hearts. Thanks for the excellent reminder of God's mercy and faithfulness. I read this passage this morning and was struck once again by the deep prophetic insight granted to Elizabeth (“the mother of my Lord has come to me”) and Mary (“He has not forgotten His promise to be merciful”) through God’s work in their bodies, and the Spirit’s work in their hearts. Thanks for the excellent reminder of God’s mercy and faithfulness.

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