Today’s Thought “Just Like Mary?” G. Ward Luke 1 42 And she cried out with a loud voice and said, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb!” Worship is that which solely belongs to the Lord. It contemplates Who He is and extends thanksgiving for His provisions and unrelenting guidance; but it primarily asks Him to reign supreme over who I’ve been and considers my existence as possible because He alone created me for His purpose (*Lk.1:46-55). Elizabeth (the cousin to Mary – Mother of Jesus) understood the magnitude of Mary’s pregnancy without being told by man. Although both of these women would soon experience great joy in the birth of their sons, great misery was an eventual accompaniment for the mothers of these great men; their worship of God however wouldn’t relent. When a life only seeks to extract the exciting possibilities from Great and Holy God without ongoing preparation that involves sufferings (all must encounter – cf. *Ps.46:1), it’s the worst denial ever.