Read Luke 1:46-56.

This morning I did something that I do almost every morning, and something that I generally only do on Sunday mornings when I know I’m going to be up here behind the pulpit. I made choices, specifically this shirt and tie combination. Yes, I also chose my pants and my socks, but you can’t really see those at the moment, can you? This might seem like a trivial thing, but I counted and I have 32 collared shirts that I could wear with a tie, and more than 20 ties, so that is a lot of combinations. If you’re wondering why I have so many shirts and ties, back when I worked retail I had a wear to a tie to work most days, and even though I don’t now, I still have most of them.