Why am I so favored, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
Elizabeth considered herself unworthy that the mother of Messiah should visit her (2 Samuel 24:21; cf. 2 Samuel 6:2-11). John the Baptist did not understand that Jesus was the Messiah until Jesus’ baptism (John 1:32-33). She had done nothing to deserve this honor. Her inspired words reflect the superiority of Mary’s child over her own son.