Consider your own calling, brothers and sisters. Not many of you were wise by human standards, not many were powerful, not many were of noble birth. Rather, God chose the foolish of the world to shame the wise, and God chose the weak of the world to shame the strong, and God chose the lowly and despised of the world, those who count for nothing, to reduce to nothing those who are something. (1 Cor 1:26-31)
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As Paul talks about the makeup of the community, he’s really having fun. The primitive church was largely made up of slaves. So when Paul says, “not many were of noble birth,” there must have been a few laughs throughout the congregation. The Virgin Mary’s hymn of praise sings the glory of God who lifts up the lowly and those who count for nothing in this world. And as Mary sings, “Holy . . . holy . . . holy is his name!”
