"My soul magnifies the Lord and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior," sings Mary. (Luke 1:46-47)In spite of all I wrote yesterday (or in addition to all I wrote yesterday), I must ask: Rejoice? Really?I would have said that "My spirit trusts in God" might be a more appropriate wording for Mary here. It seems a bit premature, doesn't it, to … [Read more...] about Advent Day 3: Rejoice? Really?
Advent Day 2: Rejoice!
"My soul magnifies the Lord and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior," sings Mary. (Luke 1:46-47)Now when I think of rejoicing in God, I think of it in more formal terms. You know---like a large choir and trumpets. Or the quiet, profound rejoicing of communion. Or maybe an occasional celebratory standing ovation. "Rejoicing in God" seems like such a … [Read more...] about Advent Day 2: Rejoice!
Advent Day1: Magnificat, magnificat, magnificat
So, as I was driving from Virginia to Pennsylvania yesterday, I listened to a recording of the Magnificat by Rutter. I thought it would be a good break from memorizing Mary's song in Luke 1. It was being sung in Latin, and my Latin is tenuous since, after all, it has been a very long time since high school. But it was still fun listening carefully, … [Read more...] about Advent Day1: Magnificat, magnificat, magnificat
Twas the night before advent…
Twas the night before advent and today through the long drive of 300 hundred miles home, I worked on memorizing the "Magnificat" or Mary's song from Luke, chapter 1. It is a beautiful hymn that has been sung by the Church through the centuries. As Luke tells it, Mary is pregnant with Jesus and rushes to her kinswoman Elizabeth's house (you can surmise why the haste … [Read more...] about Twas the night before advent…
We were never really lost
It never fails: on a sunny afternoon with time on our hands, the GPS leads us off the beaten path where we see things and go places we have never been before.Like today. How many of you know where Ridge Rd. comes into Mt. Holly Springs? You probably don't want to know unless you 1) have a pick-up truck or jeep that navigates stony dirt roads pretty well and … [Read more...] about We were never really lost