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| The Visitation by Carl Bloch |
“During those days, Mary
set out and traveled to the hill country in haste to a town of Judah ....” (Luke 1:39)
In haste. Mary traveled in haste. Had she briefly planned the trip, quickly
assembling what was needed, then making an organized yet hasty departure? Or had she been more impulsive, simply
grabbing her shawl and departing in haste the moment she heard the news of her
cousin, Elizabeth’s, situation? Was it
cold the day she left? Did the wind lash
at her hair as she stepped outside, reminding her that in her haste she'd
forgotten her cloak or a warmer veil? Did
she even have one? Did she hurry on anyway?
