Move Over Darling…

Amanda MacQuarrie December 16, 2025 4 1

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Luke 1: 46-55 (NIVUK)

46 And Mary said:

‘My soul glorifies the Lord
47     and my spirit rejoices in God my Saviour,
48 for he has been mindful
    of the humble state of his servant.
From now on all generations will call me blessed,
49     for the Mighty One has done great things for me –
    holy is his name.
50 His mercy extends to those who fear him,
    from generation to generation.
51 He has performed mighty deeds with his arm;
    he has scattered those who are proud in their inmost thoughts.
52 He has brought down rulers from their thrones
    but has lifted up the humble.
53 He has filled the hungry with good things
    but has sent the rich away empty.
54 He has helped his servant Israel,
    remembering to be merciful
55 to Abraham and his descendants for ever,
    just as he promised our ancestors.’

“Go on, move over a wee bit, eh”
Make space…
It doesn’t need to mean that we’re not important, or that they’re more important than us. They’re not taking our space…
Because the thing is…
There’s enough room for us all!
If we make the circle bigger, 
There’s enough for everyone.
We don’t need to keep people out…
Everyone belongs.
Everyone who is hungry will be fed…

Then it was the poor, the lepers, the tax collectors… left to look on, as everyone else ate their fill…
Today? –
A young Lebanese man seeking refuge, an unaccompanied minor from Sudan, a trans woman, a young woman just out of prison…
The popular media would have us respond with fear, keep them out, there isn’t enough… they don’t deserve…

But Mary’s song gives us another perspective…
A world turned upside down perspective…
Where those kept out, those we’re encouraged to fear are not just welcomed and embraced…
But are actually the reason He came!
So that the them…
Might be seen as part of us.

Mighty One
Help us who seek you
Offer your welcome to all.
As the proud are scattered,
Teach us what it means today to be humble,
As the rich are sent away empty,
Give us eyes to see the good things that you give us to fill us…
Help us remember that there is enough on your table to fill us all…
Even “them”?
Yes!
All of us!

Amen….