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Blessed are you among women. And blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Where do these words

come from? These words come from what we know as, or referred to as the mystery of the visitation found

in Luke chapter 1 starting at verse 39. To help us grow in our deeper understanding of these words,

I like us to reflect upon what's happening in their sort of greater context. And so we go to verse 39. In those days,

Mary arose and went with haste into the hill country to a city of Judah. And she entered the house

of Zachariah and greeted Elizabeth. And when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, the child leaped in her womb,

and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. And she exclaimed with a loud cry,

Blessed are you among women? And blessed is the fruit of your womb.

So I know we're familiar with this mystery in this passage, but let's take a little look at it.

So the first thing that happens, right, is Mary brings Jesus to Elizabeth.

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