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That a meeting between two pregnant women is the source of divine revelation vividly illustrates that we are going to find God in the very stuff of life. We who believe in Jesus as the Word made Flesh don’t look for God on the mountaintops or in sacred precincts but among the pots and pans, in the way we treat one another, by looking to the eyes of someone we love. The encounter between Mary and Elizabeth illustrates an essential aspect of the spiritual life. On greeting Mary Elizabeth said, “Blessed are you among women …and how does this happen to me.” God is present to us in the people who are woven into our lives and recognizing their blessed nature opens us up to God among us. And the flip side, we know what a mess we are and yet not due to anything we have done God has chosen us as well. This is the opposite of the egomania so prevelant in our world today. The spiritual life takes root in us when we realize we are blessed despite ourselves.