Friday of the Fourth Week of Advent - Luke 1:57-66
Elizabeth is the principal
character in today’s Gospel reading, which is the account of the birth of John
the Baptist. As we know, Elizabeth conceived John at an advanced age. For many
years Elizabeth and Zechariah had longed to have a child. However, it was not
to be. Then, after giving up hope of having a child, Elizabeth becomes pregnant
and she has the child that she and Zechariah had longed for years!
Elizabeth and Zechariah knew that
God finally had heard their prayers. Imagine the emotions they must have
experienced: joy, wonder, gratitude. What a wondrous and unexpected gift!
Can you indentify with Elizabeth
and Zechariah? Have you been praying for a special intention for a long period
of time and not received any answer? Elizabeth and Zechariah can give us hope
that God does listen to our desires and needs and that God will answer us and
bless us. The timing is not ours to know nor is it our part to understand how
all this will happen. Our part is to pray and to trust!
God will answer us. Do we trust
that? However, it may not be the specific answer we expect, but God will gift
us and grace us. We simply need to have an open mind, and a listening heart.
Keep your eyes and heart open: God may come to you today in ways that you do
not expect!
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