God picks unassuming, kind, loving, humble people to show us that we are all capable—to show us that we can be like Mary… that we can be like Elizabeth… that with God, we can work to accomplish the impossible, and support and build each other up along the way.

Yes, this is a miraculous story, but these are not miraculous people. Nazareth was not a miraculous place...

But this passage isn’t about God making the path easier for us—it’s about us making the path worthy of God! With the tools that we are given by God, it is our job to prepare the way for God, for Jesus. It’s our job to build a world where we treat all those as we would treat Jesus. It’s our job to make sure everyone feels safe, feels protected, feels at peace.