OPINION – Luke 1: Mary’s song, The Magnificat
MY PERSPECTIVE, Gary Damron
We continue a series, "Introducing Jesus in the gospels", by looking at Luke 1:46-56, Mary's response to her relative Elizabeth's greeting. The song Mary sang has become known as The Magnificat, a combination of two Latin words meaning "to make great".
Some may find it surprising that a peasant girl from a small village would voice such a masterpiece of poetry and prophecy. Many of the words, however, come directly from psalms and other Jewish scriptures that Mary would have heard all her life. Also, through inspiration of the Holy Spirit, she honored God in song.


