This Sunday we will continue our sermon series on Mary the Mother of Jesus as Luke’s gospel presents her. Last week we reflected on the story of the Annunciation, that is, the Announcement by the angel Gabriel that Mary, filled with grace, would be the mother of the Lord. This Sunday we will come to Act Two: Mary’s visit to Elizabeth (Luke 1:39-45), the latter being the mother of John the Baptist, the one whose preaching would prepare the way for the ministry of Jesus. On the one hand, it reads like a simple story. Yet upon closer examination it has a remarkable outline Luke’s original audience would have detected. Let’s think about it this Sunday.