Throughout the Bible, God comes to His people when His people were in need or in a difficult situation.
God came to visit Adam when he had sinned. God sent Moses to His people when they were under slavery in Egypt.
God sent prophets to His people when they strayed and sinned against Him.
God sent His only Son to save His people from their sins.
In today's feast of the Visitation, we hear of God sending Mary to visit Elizabeth to support her in her time of need.
It was a visit filled with rejoicing for God was in their midst and even the child leapt in Elizabeth's womb.
We are certainly in a time of need. But we must realise that what we need is God and He will come to us.
Let us keep firm in faith and prayer so that we will see how God protects us and blesses us and then our hearts will also leap with rejoicing.