Wednesday, December 4, 2013

The babe leaped for joy.

 
 
This 14th-century wall painting in Timios Stavros Church in Cyprus shows the Forerunner John bowing before Jesus while yet in the womb.

Now Mary arose in those days and went into the hill country with haste, to a city of Judah, and entered the house of Zacharias and greeted Elizabeth. And it happened, when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, that the babe leaped in her womb; and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.

Then she spoke out with a loud voice and said, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb! But why is this granted to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? For indeed, as soon as the voice of your greeting sounded in my ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy. Blessed is she who believed, for there will be a fulfillment of those things which were told her from the Lord.”
Luke 1:39-45

8 comments:

Martha said...

Beautiful!

Farm Girl said...

I was thinking of this passage just this morning. I love to read these bits and ponder each verse. It really does settle one to think of that young girl being with child.
Thank you for sharing.

Pom Pom said...

Wonderful!

Left-Handed Housewife said...

Amazing painting! I always loved John the B leaping for joy. It just seems like something he would do.

xofrances

Anna@stuffedveggies said...

I love the Icon : )

RETA said...

What a wonderful post! Thank you for this! That is beautiful!

RETA@ http://evenhaazer.blogspot.com

Gumbo Lily said...

I love to hear The Story.

Thistle Cove Farm said...

what an amazing painting, I simply love it.