<p>6:21 <i>Blessed are you that hunger now; for you shall be filled-</i>According to the beatitudes, the hunger is a spiritual hunger after righteousness (Mt. 5:6).&nbsp; &ldquo;<i>Blessed</i>&nbsp;(Lk. 1:48) are they which do&nbsp;<i>hunger</i>&nbsp;(Lk. 1:53) and thirst after righteousness, for they shall be&nbsp;<i>filled&nbsp;</i>(Lk. 1:53)&rdquo; (Mt. 5:6) shows the Lord clearly alluding to His mother&rsquo;s own description of herself. It&rsquo;s as if He stands up there before the hushed crowd and lays down His manifesto with those words. This was the keynote of what He had to say to humanity. Everybody was waiting to hear what His message really was. And this is what He said. He was saying &lsquo;This, guys, is what I essentially and most fundamentally seek to inspire in you&rsquo;. And He saw His dear mother as the epitome of the converts He was seeking to make. I lay great store by this allusion. For it makes Mary, at least at the time of the Angel&rsquo;s visit, truly our pattern. She heard the glad tidings and believed that word in faith, holding on to it in her heart (Lk. 8:15,21). She was a model for all who hear the Gospel. It could even be that the language of Lk. 1:32,33,35 is framed in such a way as to make Mary appear to be the first person who heard the gospel about Jesus. &nbsp;<br />&nbsp;</p><p><i>Blessed are you that weep now; for you shall laugh</i>- See on 1:53. Associated in the Old Testament with mourning for sin (Ex. 33:4,5; Ezra 10:6; Neh. 8:9; Ps. 38:5,6). The time of God's grace was extended to those who mourned for their sins (Is. 61:2,3; 66:10). Such Godly sorrow is the sorrow of repentance (2 Cor. 7:10); and the laughter in view is therefore the utter joy of good conscience with God through His forgiveness.</p>