Passage
Why am I so favored, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
Luke 1:43 (WEB)
Nearby Context
Luke 1:41 When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.
Luke 1:42 She called out with a loud voice, and said, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb!
Luke 1:43 Why am I so favored, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
Luke 1:44 For behold, when the voice of your greeting came into my ears, the baby leaped in my womb for joy!
Luke 1:45 Blessed is she who believed, for there will be a fulfillment of the things which have been spoken to her from the Lord!”
Study Lenses
The verse centers on "favored", "mother", "lord", "should", and "come". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "favored" and "mother", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.
The nearby context moves from verse 42's "She called out with a loud voice..." into verse 44's "For behold when the voice of your...", so "favored" and "mother" belong inside that flow. In Luke context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.
A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "favored" and "mother" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.