Overview:
- Sermonconnects Advent themes with practical hospitality—how we welcome others and how Mary welcomed God's call.
- Focus on the Magnificat (Luke 1:39–55) as a radical, multi-level hymn: personal praise, prophetic proclamation, and social/political upheaval.
- Practical houseguest guidance: 4 days / 3 nights as the recommended visit length; be polite, helpful, tidy, and punctual.
- Historical context: Mary was a young, vulnerable woman whose "yes" risked social disgrace, poverty, even death—making her faith radical.
- Pastoral application: true welcome = trust and belonging; call to ministries that push us out of comfort zones to serve the marginalized.
