Advent’s Joy In The Waiting Day 11

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A quiet room in Judea, two expectant mothers, and a surge of joy that still echoes across centuries. We open Luke 1:39–56 and step into the meeting of Mary and Elizabeth, where recognition happens before explanation and blessing rises before certainty. Elizabeth names the miracle at work, and Mary answers with the Magnificat—an audacious hymn that dares to say the humble will be lifted and the proud will fall, because the Mighty One is faithful to every promise.

We read the passage in full and linger on its texture: the leap of John in the womb, the Spirit-filled clarity of Elizabeth’s words, and Mary’s steady courage to call herself blessed because God acts, not because she is impressive. Together we explore how Advent hope is not soft sentiment but a holy reversal—mercy that disrupts pride, justice that feeds the hungry, and a covenant that reaches from Abraham to forever. This is the kind of hope that reshapes our habits: showing up for one another, speaking blessing, practicing watchful prayer, and making room for hidden growth that bears world-changing fruit.

Along the way, we keep our hearts set on the double horizon of Advent—Christ has come and Christ will come again. Expectancy is not anxiety; it is love awake at the window. If you need a reset from the noise of the season, this reading and reflection offers a place to breathe, to believe before seeing, and to live as if God’s promises are already working under the surface.

Listen now, share this with a friend who needs courage, and help us spread hope. Subscribe, leave a review, and tell us which line of Mary’s song speaks to you today. Stay watchful, stay holy, and stay renewed.

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Episode Transcript

unknown (00:52):
Are you ready to go?

SPEAKER_00 (00:56):
Hey, welcome to Renewed Mindsets.
I'm Rick, and I'm so glad you'rehere.
Now, this is something special.
For the next 25 days, we'regonna slow down, we're gonna
quiet our hearts, and we'regonna turn our eyes towards
Jesus as we walk through Adventtogether.
Now every day we'll take a fewminutes to breathe and reflect

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and remember the hope that cameinto the world and the hope
that's coming again.
Hey, welcome back to RenewedMindsets.
I'm Rick, and this is day 11 ofour Advent Bible reading series.
I've got Ashton with us.

SPEAKER_01 (01:40):
Hey, everybody.

SPEAKER_00 (01:41):
See, Ashton's here.
You thought I lied to you.
Two days in a row.
That's awesome.
Today we're going to be in Lukechapter 1, verse 39 through 56
from the New Living Translation.
Take it on.

SPEAKER_01 (01:53):
Mary visits Elizabeth.
A few days later, Mary hurriedto the hill country of Judea, to
the town where Zechariah lived.
She entered the house andgreeted Elizabeth.
At the sound of Mary's greeting,Elizabeth's child leapt within
her, and Elizabeth was filledwith the Holy Spirit.
Elizabeth gave a glad cry andexclaimed to Mary, God has

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blessed you above all women, andyour child is blessed.
Why am I so honored that themother of my Lord should visit
me?
When I heard your greeting, thebaby in my womb jumped for joy.
You are blessed because youbelieve that the Lord would do
what he said.
Mary responded, Oh, how my soulpraises the Lord, how my spirit

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rejoices in God my Savior, forhe took notice of his lowly
servant girl, and from now onall generations will call me
blessed, for the mighty one isholy, and he has done great
things for me.
He shows mercy from generationto generation to all who fear
him.
His mighty arm has donetremendous things, he has

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scattered the proud and haughtyones, he has brought down
princes from their thrones andexalted the humble.
For he has made this promise toour ancestors, to Abraham and
his children forever.

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Mary stayed with Elizabeth aboutthree months and then went back
to her own home.

SPEAKER_00 (03:30):
Amen.
I love that story.
It's so cool, and it it'sexciting because we're about to
get into some really good stuff,aren't we?

SPEAKER_01 (03:38):
Oh, we are.
It's only gonna get better.

SPEAKER_00 (03:40):
Not that the other stuff isn't good, but you know,
we are talking Advent, sothere's one big thing that
happens during Advent that'spretty cool.

SPEAKER_01 (03:49):
But we can't uh spoil the surprise.

SPEAKER_00 (03:51):
Yeah, I don't want to spoil the surprise for y'all.
You're gonna have to come backtomorrow and listen.
Y'all have a great day.

SPEAKER_01 (03:56):
Bye, guys.

SPEAKER_00 (04:04):
All right, thanks for joining me today on Renewed
Mindsets.
As we walk through Advent, let'sstay expectant, let's stay
watching, praying, and keepingour hearts ready for the one who
came and the one who's comingagain soon.
I love you.
Let's keep our minds renewed andour eyes on Jesus.

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McCurry.
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Stay holy.

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Stay renewed.
Until next week, I'm Rick.
Be an encourager, not adiscourager.
I love you.

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See ya.
The intro and outro music forthe Renewed Mindsets podcast is
Are You Ready by Floodgate.
From the album Are You Ready?
Copyright 2002, The Off BeatMinistries Incorporated.
Floodgate can be found on AppleMusic and iTunes.

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Music used with permission.