Saturday of the Fourth Week of Advent - Luke 1:67-79
The Gospel reading for this last
morning of Advent is the prophecy of Zechariah. It is the continuation of the
story of John’s birth. In today’s reading, Zechariah is filled with the Holy
Spirit. Later, John also prophesies that a Savior will come to his people. The
Savior not only will come, but He also will save them and set them free.
When Mary heard that Elizabeth was
pregnant, she immediately hurried to be with Elizabeth. Just imagine the
conversation these two women had! Both of them became pregnant in highly
unusual circumstances. Yet both women were filled with complete faith and trust
in God — and faith in the miracle they each were gifted with.
Joseph and Zechariah also had to be
men of deep faith and trust in their God. Did they wonder what else their lives
would hold? Yet they trusted the God they knew and loved! What faith these
women and men had in their God!
These kinds of happenings are
unusual in our day. Often if I hear of a miracle, I question it. I wonder if a
true miracle really did happen since miracles seem to be in short supply today.
Yet we have miracles around us all day long — if we have the faith and the eyes
to see them and recognize God’s action.
On this Christmas Eve may we open
our minds, eyes and hearts and look deeply for God’s action in our lives and in
the lives of the people we love! God is with us! God is acting! The question
is: will we see and believe?
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