Mary's songLuke 1:39-56Length: Long

1 Eat

Read the passage slowly, read it again, then retell it in your own words. If you can't retell it, read it once more.

• Read
• Reread
• Retell

2 Digest

Answer from what the passage actually says — stay in the text.

1. What does this passage show me about God?

   • In Mary's song, what has God done for the humble, the hungry, and the proud?

2. What does it show me about people — and about myself?

   • Which line of Mary's song sounds most like something your own heart needs to sing?

3. What will I obey this week? (a concrete step, with a day)

   • What has God done for you that you will stop and praise him for this week?

4. Who will I tell?

   • Who could you invite to celebrate with you what God has done — maybe to a Christmas gathering?

3 Grow

Growth is God's part, not yours. Do the cycle faithfully and trust Him to give the growth (1 Corinthians 3:6–7).