Mary, Immaculate, meek, mild, miraculously impregnated still a child finds Hannah's heart rhythm, heroine of ancient lore, barren woman empty no more, proclaiming God's goodness filling her void, vowing a world upside down, power to the powerless.
In Mary's womb throbs another heart promising eternal life to those without hope. Does that tiny embryo rocking in nascent bliss hear his mother's Magnificat and in his later years remember the proclamation "God will satisfy the hungry," commanding His followers to do the same?
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