The angel hadn’t told her to go to Elizabeth’s aid but the Holy Spirit did. Mary had proclaimed herself the servant of the Lord. Now she would be the servant of Elizabeth.
With Mary and Elizabeth, God lit two intimate candles, the flame of the one lighting the other a domestic Pentecost.
Why is this significant? Because most of us are not called to be missionaries to the world in the way the apostles were. But we are called to live out a domestic Pentecost. Our mission is right where we are, within our families, in our workplaces, in our communities. Yes, he calls us to be missionaries. Better said, if we have received the Holy Spirit, he will