
M. Campbell-Langdell All Santos, Oxnard Advent 4 C + 12.22.24 ( Micah 5:2-5a ; Canticle 15 (or 3) ; Hebrews 10:5-10 ; Luke 1:39-45, (46-55) ) “My soul sings of you O God My spirit delights in your presence You have cherished my womanhood You have honored earth’s body All will know the sacredness of earth All will know the gift of life…” Thus begins “The Song of Mary” by Fran McKendree, may he rest in peace, a fitting song for our scriptures today. In today’s gospel reading, we see a most ordinary interaction that within it cloaks something entirely out of the ordinary. Mary, having learned that she is pregnant, travels to see her cousin. Does she go for advice from the older woman? Does she go to help her out in her advanced pregnancy? It may have been a bit of both, but either way Mary makes a long journey in her early pregnancy to see her cousin. She has likely traveled this way before. I imagine her striding confidently to the hill country to meet her relat...