Week 17 - The Journey Day 7
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"And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Spirit, and prophesied, saying:". Luke 1:67
Nine months without a word spoken from his mouth, all Zechariah had was his thoughts and his inner voice. Silencing ourselves is good, it gives us time to think and draw upon what God is saying to us in our lives. If you listen to what Zechariah says, he goes through history and reveals God's spoken word. He has had time to think about what is going on and now filled with the mysteries of God, he speaks.
""Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, for he has visited and brought redemption to his people. He has raised up a horn for our salvation within the house of David his servant, even as he promised through the mouth of his holy prophets from of old: salvation from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us, to show mercy to our fathers and to be mindful of his holy covenant and of the oath he swore to Abraham our father, and to grant us that, rescued from the hand of enemies, without fear we might worship him in holiness and righteousness before him all our days. And you, child, will be called prophet of the Most High, for you will go before the Lord to prepare his ways, to give his people knowledge of salvation through the forgiveness of their sins, because of the tender mercy of our God by which the daybreak from on high will visit us to shine on those who sit in darkness and death's shadow, to guide our feet into the path of peace."" Luke 1:68-79
His son, the child, he and his wife had been praying for will be the one preparing the way for Jesus, the Messiah. The Israelites had been waiting for the coming promise. Are you waiting on the second coming of Christ? Are you pondering God's word in the silence of your heart. Are you seeing what God is doing in your life and the world around you.
What is God saying to me? Forever is forever.
Dear Father, there is something special about the silence that we find ourselves in. The opportunity to see what is going on around us and in us. The noise of this world can de deafening which drowns out the mysteries of Your coming glory. I thank You for never being far away, for speaking through Your word and my life. I may not always see but I seem to always hear even when we are silent. Prayers for a friend battling depression, may they see the glory of Your infinite mercy, may they experience Your loving heart and may they find rest in You. Bless this day, bless our movements, our words, and our actions, in Jesus name, amen.
Mary, Queen of Victory, Pray for us.
St Joesph, Most Strong, Pray for us.
Viva Cristo Rey
Greater is He that is in me than he that is in the world. 1 John 4:4b
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