When the sound of your greeting came to my ears.
The baby in my womb leapt for joy.
Allaying too all our fears and tears.
The purest spiritual  alloy.

And blessed is she who believed there would be a fulfilment.
Of what was spoken to her by the Lord.
Surely her greatest testament.
To help all of us cross the final ford.

But what if Mary had not given her fiat.
If she had said no or been too frightened.
We would not exist , everything would be dreary, flat.
Emptied of hope  , lessened.

But Mary did in her humility say yes.
And got us all out of an unholy mess.

…….

The sound of greeting.
Came to Elizabeth’s ears
And it was to save us.

…….

See Luke 1 : 39-45