Charles Spurgeon Commentary Luke 1:23-25

"And it came to pass, when the days of his ministration were fulfilled, he departed unto his house. And after these days Elisabeth his wife conceived; and she hid herself five months, saying, Thus hath the Lord done unto me in the days wherein he looked upon [me], to take away my reproach among men." — Luke 1:23-25 (ASV)

I do not wonder that, in her solemn joy, she shunned the gossips of the neighborhood and kept herself in seclusion. I do believe that there is many a soul which, when it has found Christ, feels itself much too full of joy to speak, and does not ask for a crowded temple, but for a quiet chamber where the heart may pour itself out before God.