Ask yourself, "How has the celebration of Christmas changed during my lifetime?" Then we'll talk about Mary's song in Luke 1:46-56. It's also known as the Magnificat. If you have time to read it before class, think about whether the themes in Mary's song reflect your hopes at Christmas. Do you know any Christmas carols that have the themes of her song in them? Steve ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Steve Friesen Louise Farmer Boyer Chair in Biblical Studies 2505 University Ave. Stop A3700 University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX 78712-1086 Office: 530 Burdine Hall W: (512) 471-8629 F: (512) 232-4230 homepage: https://webspace.utexas.edu/sjf365/Friesen/Home.html podcast: http://sites.la.utexas.edu/religionreport/ COMCAR (colloquia for faculty) https://webspace.utexas.edu/sjf365/COMCAR/Welcome.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "May truth and love triumph over lies and hatred." -Vaclav Havel, 1936-2011