One Year Bible Blog: March 14th readings

One Year Bible Blog: March 14th readings

I think the thing that popped out the most for me about these readings is Luke 1:46. "And Mary said, 'My sould magnifies the Lord,'" I know that Mike commented on the Vulgate showing this as "glorifies," but I was attracted to "magnifies." Now, I certainly don't think that Mary (or anybody else) literally magnifies God, as in makes God larger. What I do think is that this speaks to the idea that we can focus attention onto what God is doing in the world. Just as a telescope uses a lens to zero in on a tiny section of the sky, in order to make it visible, so we can focus, or "magnify," some aspect of God for the world.