Advent Calendar 2025 and Prayer Diary
Mary and Elizabeth
Listen and sing along to Mary did you know? (opens in YouTube).
Daily Prayer: We are still observing 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence (November 25th to December 10th).
The apostle Paul told the church in Rome: No one who loves others will harm them. So love is all that the Law demands. (Romans 13 v10).
So let’s pray for love to prevail. Let’s demonstrate to all around us how we should care for each other.
Let’s also pray today especially for mothers with young children and mothers-to-be, especially those known to us.
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[Tap here] Daily Bible reading: Luke 1 v39-45
Daily Bible reading: Luke 1 v39-45
39 A short time later Mary hurried to a town in the hill country of Judea. 40 She went into Zechariah’s home, where she greeted Elizabeth. 41 When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, her baby moved within her.
The Holy Spirit came upon Elizabeth. 42 Then in a loud voice she said to Mary:
God has blessed you more than any other woman! He has also blessed the child you will have. 43 Why should the mother of my Lord come to me? 44 As soon as I heard your greeting, my baby became happy and moved within me. 45 The Lord has blessed you because you believed that he will keep his promise.
[Tap here] Daily Bible reading: Luke 1 v46-56
Daily Bible reading: Luke 1 v46-56
46 Mary said:
With all my heart I praise the Lord,
47 and I am glad because of God my Saviour.
48 He cares for me, his humble servant.
From now on, all people will say
God has blessed me.
49 God All-Powerful has done great things for me,
and his name is holy.
50 He always shows mercy
to everyone who worships him.
51 The Lord has used his powerful arm
to scatter those who are proud.
52 He drags strong rulers from their thrones
and puts humble people in places of power.
53 God gives the hungry good things to eat,
and sends the rich away
with nothing.
54 He helps his servant Israel
and is always merciful to his people.
55 The Lord made this promise to our ancestors,
to Abraham and his family forever!
56 Mary stayed with Elizabeth about three months. Then she went back home.
All-Age Activity: Follow the words up or down or left or right to read the message from Mary. Start at the top left corner and use every word once, no more no less.
(The answer will be given tomorrow – Dec 8th)
Answers to yesterday’s (Dec 6th) jumbled letters:
| 1 GLEAN > ANGEL | 8 LAP SEED > PLEASED |
| 2 REAL BIG > GABRIEL | 9 CAR STONE > ANCESTOR |
| 3 RAZE THAN > NAZARETH | 10 AV DID > DAVID |
| 4 IE LEGAL > GALILEE | 11 SIR LEA > ISRAEL |
| 5 SEE MAGS > MESSAGE | 12 BITE HAZEL > ELIZABETH |
| 6 ARMY > MARY | 13 GOTH INN > NOTHING |
| 7 BED LESS > BLESSED | 14 VEST RAN > SERVANT |
Here’s a picture of Mary and Elizabeth for you to download and save or print for colouring.
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Methodist Church: Hillside Circuit 
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