Luke 1:39 - 56

In this passage, Mary visits her relative Elizabeth to share in her joy. As Mary enters the house, the baby in Elizabeth jumped for joy.

I'd like to stop here and make some oberservations. First off, I feel that this is one verse that supports the fact that the unborn are alive and human well before birth. How can something that is not alive be reactive? Secondly, not only is the fetal John alive, but has the Holy Spirit to react to the presence of his Lord. Now John is blessed by the God and the previous verses do say that he was to be given the Holy Spirit, even from birth. However I also belive that his shows us that having faith is not something to be earned, accepted or completely understood. God can create faith by grace even in a fetus as he did with John. Back to Luke...

Elizabeth too exclaims in the sprit of how blessed Mary and her child are, and wonders why she is so honored to have them in her home. Even her baby lept for joy at their presence. She finishes by saying, "Blessed is she who has believed that what the Lord has said to her will be accomplished!"

The rest of the passage is known as the Magnificat, how Mary praises God through poetry and/or a song. It tells us that God is merciful, mindful, faithful and does great things for us. He is powerful and scatters and brings low those who are proud and powerful. To those who are humble and hungry he feeds and raises up.