God is Tapping On Your Shoulder: an Examination of the Visitation

Luke 1:39-56: Mary set out and went as quickly as she could to a town in the hill country of Judah. She went with haste. She goes with haste. There is a sense of responsibility here. She knows and understands her mission. Her purpose. It has been said that after the consultation with the angel, she found her mission, her role in the theo-drama. She had pledged to accomplish it, and was excited. The ego-drama is the play that I’m writing, I’m producing, I’m directing, and I’m starring in. God taps on our shoulder to tell us what he invites us to do. Music: The Meeting of the Waters Arranged and played by Bert Alink. Thumbnail: Master of the Life of the Virgin, The Visitation with a portrait of donor Johann von Hirtz, 1462.