When the prophets envisioned God’s coming redemption, they sang of a world transformed. A world where deserts bloom, the lame leap like deer, and the ransomed return home with everlasting joy. The prophet, Isaiah, paints a picture of creation itself rejoicing at God’s restorative justice, where physical healing and spiritual liberation function as opposite sides of the same coin. Centuries later, Mary echoes this prophetic song when she learns she’ll bear a son who will be the Messiah. She proclaims that God has lifted up the humble, filled the hungry, and scattered the proud from their thrones. Jesus’ arrival isn’t just a spiritual reality. It’s the first move in the inauguration of God’s justice breaking into a broken world where the last become first, the marginalized are brought to the center, and all creation joins in a song of wholeness. The Incarnation is God’s justice song, inviting us to learn its melody and join into its chorus as we await the full restoration of all things that Isaiah prophesied and Mary proclaimed.