Mary Hurry Go di Hills

Dust for road. One young woman dey waka fast, her bag dey her shoulder, di hills of Galilee dey her back. She get one secret wey na only angel don explain. And only one person dey for dis world wey she need to see.

Just few days before, di angel Gabriel don tell Mary say she go be di mama of di Son of God. E still tell her another tin: say her relative Elizabeth, wey don old and wey people bin dey call barren, don carry belle reach six months. Elizabeth dey live far for south, for di hill country of Judea, with her husband Zechariah, di priest wey no fit talk since wetin happen for di temple. Luke tell us say Mary stand up for dose days and go quick quick. She no wait. She no send message. She just go.

Picture di journey. From Nazareth, di road wey go south take many days, e pass down through di valley, e pass villages and farms, e climb enter di rocky hills of Judah. Dem no tell us who travel with her, or how long e take. But we fit guess wetin Mary fit dey think on di way. Di angel words. Her son name. Joseph. Wetin people go talk. And Elizabeth: di only other woman wey dey alive wey go understand how e be to receive pikin as gift straight from God. Gabriel don point Mary to Elizabeth as sign. Now Mary dey go see di sign with her own eyes.

At last, Mary reach one town for di hills, and di house of Zechariah. She enter and greet Elizabeth. And di moment wey Elizabeth hear Mary voice, di baby inside her belle jump. Di Holy Spirit fill Elizabeth, and she shout with loud voice. God don bless you pass all women, and God don bless di pikin wey dey your belle. Mary never tell her anything. But Elizabeth know. And she ask, as wonder full her, why dis kind honour come meet me, say di mama of my Lord go come visit me? My Lord. Elizabeth, di older woman, di priest wife, dey honour di young girl from Nazareth, because of di child wey she carry.

Elizabeth continue. Di moment wey di sound of your greeting enter my ear, she talk, di baby inside my belle jump for joy. Even before dem born John, e don dey do wetin dem born am to do: to point to Jesus with joy. And then Elizabeth talk one more tin, and e fit be exactly wetin Mary need to hear after dat long road. Blessed na di woman wey believe, because di tins wey di Lord tell her go come to pass. Blessed na di woman wey believe. Mary don trust God word. And now another person, wey di Spirit fill, dey tell her: you do well say you believe. Everything go come to pass.

Luke no name Elizabeth town, but one long Christian tradition put am for Ein Karem, one village for di hills just for di west side of Jerusalem. From Nazareth reach Jerusalem area na about one hundred and twenty to one hundred and fifty kilometres, about four or five days with leg. Travellers for dat time dey usually waka as group for safety, as Luke show us after, when Mary and Joseph travel go Jerusalem with one whole group of relatives and friends.

You go find Mary journey for Luke chapter one, verse thirty-nine reach forty-five. Mary stay with Elizabeth for about three months, two women of faith wey dey share di wonderful work of God. So see one question wey you go carry dey go. When God do something big for your life, who you fit go meet, to share am and make dem encourage you?