Reflect on The Song of Mary (Luke 1:46-55)
My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord - my spirit rejoices in God my Saviour,
for he has looked with favour on his lowly servant.
From this day all generations will call me blessed; the Almighty has done great things for me
and holy is his name.
He has mercy on those who fear him in every generation.
He has shown the strength of his arm - he has scattered the proud in their conceit.
He has cast down the mighty from their thrones and has lifted up the lowly.
He has filled the hungry with good things and the rich he has sent away empty.
He has come to the help of his servant Israel, for he has remembered his promise of mercy -
The promise he made to our ancestors, to Abraham and his children for ever.
2 Corinthians 12:8-10
Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me. But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.
Loving God,
You chose to come to us as a vulnerable, helpless baby. You became vulnerable to death for our sake so that we might live. Give us courage to see our vulnerability as an opportunity and a gift. Amen.