When people typically focus on Mary and her story, the phrase is often used, "Mary, meek and mild." Yet much of that has more to do with our carols and our art than the Bible. When you come to Mary's "Magnificat" in Luke 1, her words are anything but tame. This is not "Mary, meek and mild." This is Mary, "subversive and wild." Her song is not a lullaby, but a battle cry. Advent is subversive and so is Mary's song. Through her words in Luke 1:46-55, Mary reminds us that Advents subverts our timing and our treasure because it challenges our waiting and our wanting. Come enter the Advent season through the words of Mary's song.