Lift Your Voices to the Lord

~~~ 2Samuel 7:1-5, 8b-12, 14a-16 ~~~ Psalm 89 ~~~ Luke 1:67-79 ~~~

 

For ever I will sing

the goodness of the Lord.

 

 

When Zechariah finally got his voice back he was a changed man.

 

He was filled with the Holy Spirit as he witnessed

the power of God right in his own home.

He had been given an 'energy drink' from God

 and his faith was on fire.

 

He was already an elder in the synagogue but now

he was blessed with new eyes.

 

The gospel today gives us the Canticle of Zechariah...

his personal song.

 

 

"Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel;
for he has come to his people and set them free..."

 

His canticle tells of the greatness of God.

He sings from his heart as he holds his son in his arms.

This is the best lullaby he has to sing.

 

"You, my child, shall be called the prophet of the Most High,
for you will go before the Lord to prepare his way,
to give his people knowledge of salvation
by the forgiveness of their sins."

 

Everyone who comes in close contact with the holiness of

the birth of our Lord is filled with joy.

This intense joy causes some to break forth in song.

When love and joy come together

the best way to express it is through song.

 

Let us join our voices with those who sang of their

joy so long ago.

Sing a new song to the Lord.

For today a child is given to us...

he is Holy...

He comes to save us.

Come, O Come, Emmanuel!

My Soul in Stillness Waits!