tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8300001407797649232.post8980337442543001578..comments2023-07-02T22:45:48.428-07:00Comments on Abiding in Hope: The Rebel Mary: Speaking to the Soul, December 18, 2015Scoop (Leslie Scoopmire)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03599423243399045800noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8300001407797649232.post-45261170491302824662016-01-06T06:10:56.758-08:002016-01-06T06:10:56.758-08:00Thank you! Yes, she is a prophet and a preacher, a...Thank you! Yes, she is a prophet and a preacher, a person of power who comes from the margins to surprise us, and not meekly, either. She has been a force of inspiration and empowerment to me for years, since the Magnifact was read over me after I nearly died giving birth to my oldest daughter. Thank you for sharing with me!Scoop (Leslie Scoopmire)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03599423243399045800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8300001407797649232.post-56371766490769936902015-12-29T09:20:25.407-08:002015-12-29T09:20:25.407-08:00Your article about Mary's strength and courage...Your article about Mary's strength and courage thrilled me. In a sermon many years ago, I spoke of Mary as "a female John the Baptist preparing the way for the Christ not just figuratively, but literally with her very body, even at risk of death by stoning as an adulteress."Sarah Foxnoreply@blogger.com