Monday 21 December – O Rising Sun
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– You can follow the suggestions in the daily ‘Reflection’.
– You can listen to the music
Today’s Scripture
Luke 1:39-45 (WEB)
Mary arose in those days and went into the hill country with haste, into a city of Judah, and entered into the house of Zacharias and greeted Elizabeth. When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb; and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. She called out with a loud voice and said, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb! Why am I so favored, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? For behold, when the voice of your greeting came into my ears, the baby leaped in my womb for joy! Blessed is she who believed, for there will be a fulfillment of the things which have been spoken to her from the Lord!”
Reflection
Watch Mary move with urgent, joyful haste along the mountain paths toward her cousin Elizabeth’s home. When Christ takes up residence within us, our immediate instinct is to step outward and connect deeply with others. Who is God prompting you to reach out to with haste and love before Christmas arrives?
Grace to Ask For: A heart that moves outward in swift, loving service.
Examen: Did I close myself off from others today, or did I move outward in love?
Today’s Music
“Magnificat anima mea” By John Rutter performed by MonteverdiChor Würzburg
O Rising Sun, you are the splendour of eternal light and the sun of justice. O come and enlighten those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death