... the status she had in that society. When she sings, "Thou hast knocked the mighty from their thrones, and exalted those of low degree," it means, from here on we are to regard outcasts as children of God, as our brothers and our sisters. Wilfrid Sheed, a Catholic writer, has a poignant illustration of this. He said one day he was driving through Sag Harbor on Long Island. He saw three hopelessly homely looking girls, who in no way could be considered to be attractive. He also overheard their conversation ...
... . That's the message that Luke wants to get across to us. He wants us to see that Christmas is not only about Jesus, it also about Mary. And it's about what happened to the billions of people in this world who are just like her. Wilfrid Sheed is a Catholic writer, and he wrote once about traveling through Sag Harbor on Long Island. He said he saw there what he called "hopelessly homely-looking girls." He said in no way were they attractive. He had an opportunity to overhear their conversation, and concluded ...
