Saturday, December 23, 2017

Name That Tune

Friday of the 3rd Week of Advent


I’m thinking about Hannah and Mary today.

The readings and the psalm (from 1 Samuel) sing.  Mary’s ‘Magnificat’ erupts from her great joy.   She reaches back in her tradition of prayer and praise, and pulls up Hannah’s song.

Hannah and Mary erupt with joy directed to God and completely grounded in the steadfast relationship between God and God’s people.  Maybe such eruptions keep the relationship vigorous?

My daughter Christina, pretty much straight out of the womb, tends towards erupting in song.  A simple word or phrase will set her into full voice.  And I’d say it is usually joyful!

I might do well to practice erupting in Joy and Praise from time to time!

Could be the trick to keeping the spark in the me-God relationship;)

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