<p>1:47 <i>And my spirit has rejoiced in God my Saviour</i>- See on :38 for the allusions to Hannah's song. This rang in Paul&rsquo;s mind (1 Tim. 1:1; 2:3; Tit. 1:3). Mary&rsquo;s words &ldquo;my spirit has rejoiced&rdquo; are alluded to by Jesus unconsciously in Lk. 10:21 the only time the Greek phrase &quot;spirit... rejoices&rdquo; is used. &ldquo;In that hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit&quot; and thanked God that the humble not the wise had been chosen- showing exactly the spirit of Mary's words of Lk. 1:52,53, the words she had probably sung to Him around the house as a child. Unconsciously ?, the Lord Jesus was alluding to Mary His mother's attitude. Such was the Jesus-Mary relationship. Luke brings this out in his record in the connections he makes. Mary had an influence even on the Son of God- quite some encouragement to all parents and those who spend time with children as to the influence they have. <b>&nbsp;</b></p>