Hey, welcome back to Clean Cup, where we can talk about the truth about just about anything, as long as we use logic in common sense. This season we're talking about prayers, and this time the Hail Mary. The Hail Mary is the best known of all the prayers specifically addressed to the Mother of Jesus. The prayer is usually said in this way. Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death, amen. Many people, even many Christians for some reason, have a problem of saying this prayer. This is odd, since nearly the entire prayer is found in the Bible in various sections. Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women. This is, with only minor differences, the message of the angel to Mary, when it was first announced to her that she would give birth to Jesus. And the angel being come in, said under her, Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. This is, with only minor differences, the only real difference is that we add the name Mary to that sentence to make it clearer who we're talking about. This part of the prayer describes Mary as full of grace. Since Mary is full of grace, she's also empty of the opposite of grace, namely sinfulness. The angel also tells Mary that the Lord is with her, that God is present to Mary in a special way, and that she has been and continues to be blessed by God in a way that other women aren't. All of this is certainly true, since Mary was blessed with the honor of giving birth to the Son of God. Blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Once again, this part comes from the Bible, specifically from the mouth of Elizabeth, when Mary goes to visit her. One should cried out with a loud voice and said, Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb. Luke 1.42 This part of the prayer refers to the holy nature of Mary's unborn child, something that no Christian will want to argue against. Holy Mary, Mother of God. Some argue with the term Mother of God, but if Jesus is God, then that's what she is. When Elizabeth seems to realize it before Jesus is even born, and whence is this to me, that the Mother of my Lord should come to me. Luke 1.43 Finally, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. This seems to be the only part of the prayer not directly present in the Bible, and it only consists of a request or petition. After spending nearly the entire prayer, honoring Mary with words that we know she deserves, because they are in the Bible, the final petition is merely to request that she pray for us, now and when we die. Confess therefore your sins, one to another, and pray, one for another that you may be saved, for the continual prayer of a just man, availeth much. James 5.16 Of course the same applies for the prayers of a righteous woman, and there's no woman more righteous than the blessed Mother, it only makes sense to ask her to pray for us if we're going to ask anybody. Next time, what does the prayer called the glory be mean? That's all for now, so keep asking questions, and thanks for watching.