And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord, (Luke 1:46)
She was a young girl, born in an insignificant tribe, living in a detested village, betrothed to a poor husband, yet Mary is given a boast by God, “All generations shall call me blessed.”
Mary’s song is known as the “magnificat.” She comes to know the summation of her life as the mother of Jesus Christ. She needs nothing beyond that to be a satisfied woman and a fulfilled person. Her divine utility brings the greatest glory to God and God grants the greatest name and place among women to her. In her place, her soul became a magnifier of God.
The soul is the most primary aspect of a person: one's very existence, his reality. The place where only divine will and purpose can bring joy, peace, and contentment. It is in the soul that the deep roots of purpose feed on the nurture of the divine river. A tree must grow in three directions: first down, then out, only after that can it sustain the upward weight. Many people live in religious ritual but not relational reality. They talk big rhetoric at church but fold under minimal trouble because their soul is disconnected from divine purpose. Moreover, men hate the man's role and women detest their divine assignment of womanhood.
Yet when the soul has found its God-given purpose, one's life becomes a magnifier of God, and the soul is satisfied from all hunger and thirst.
Charles Kingsley says of purpose, “We act as though comfort and luxury were the chief requirements of life, when all that we need to make us really happy is something to be enthusiastic about [at the core of our being]”
As one songwriter penned, “Use me Lord, in thy service. Draw me nearer everyday. If I falter while I’m trying, don’t be angry, just let me stand. Lord I’m willing to run on all the way.”
Mary encountered God through His holy Angel and discovered deep purpose, a full life, and a high place for time and eternity.
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