Daily Signet
In the New Testament, Book of Revelations, he “who sits on the throne” says, “Behold, I make all things new.” “Behold”…there’s that wonderful word that makes you stop and strain to listen, stop and look to see. “Behold!” It’s rarely followed by an explanation but almost always points to a secret that’s at the heart of a mystery…and a secret that if heard, inevitably bears great blessings. When the angel Gabriel approached the priest Zechariah with the news that life as Zechariah had known it was coming to an end, Zechariah could not “behold” the advent of the new nor could he receive the blessing of the word. He demanded proof and could only sit muted while he waited to see. When Gabriel approached Mary however, and said, “Fear not, but behold, the world as you know it has ended and I make all things new,” Mary indeed beheld. Even without understanding she beheld the blessing, and thereby became a blessing—and responded in kind, “Behold, the handmaiden of the Lord.” So, while Zechariah sat mute for six months, Mary poured forth with such creativity that the blessing of her song continues to this day, “My soul doth magnify the Lord.”
Teri Martin
