{"id":1556,"date":"2012-12-11T08:32:24","date_gmt":"2012-12-11T13:32:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/everydayspirituality\/?p=1556"},"modified":"2016-10-19T08:36:38","modified_gmt":"2016-10-19T12:36:38","slug":"constructing-the-nativity-iii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/everydayspirituality\/2012\/12\/constructing-the-nativity-iii.html","title":{"rendered":"Constructing the Nativity III"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Luke 1<\/p>\n<p><sup>39\u00a0<\/sup>In those days Mary arose and went with haste into the hill country, to a town in Judah, <sup>40\u00a0<\/sup>and she entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth. <sup>41\u00a0<\/sup>And when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, the baby leaped in her womb. And Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit, <sup>42\u00a0<\/sup>and she exclaimed with a loud cry, \u201cBlessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb! <sup>43\u00a0<\/sup>And why is this granted to me that the mother of my Lord should come to me? <sup>44\u00a0<\/sup>For behold, when the sound of your greeting came to my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy. <sup>45\u00a0<\/sup>And blessed is she who believed that there would be<sup>[<a title=\"See footnote g\" href=\"http:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=luke%201&amp;version=ESV#fen-ESV-24930g\">g<\/a>]<\/sup> a fulfillment of what was spoken to her from the Lord.\u201d (The Bible, ESV)<\/p>\n<p><em>We are never alone, but will always be able to share our joy with those who will appreciate it.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Luke 1 39\u00a0In those days Mary arose and went with haste into the hill country, to a town in Judah, 40\u00a0and she entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth. 41\u00a0And when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, the baby leaped in her womb. 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