
2FAB Advent Special #4
“My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior.” Luci and Jordan on the Magnificat for the fourth Sunday of Advent

“My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior.” Luci and Jordan on the Magnificat for the fourth Sunday of Advent

One phrase has always jumped out at me. “He hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.”

Instead of seeking justice in the world around her, Mary proclaims this beautiful song of God’s justice within her.

In my words and actions I testify to the divisive, power-focused, hateful, competitive understandings that surround me – or I testify to the truth of the reign of God.

How are we going to incubate that spark of Christ that’s in all of us and help the world turn upside down? Maybe we can start by magnifying the Lord and rejoicing in God our savior. Then by getting to work.

Mary the rebel, the righteous warrior with peace as her shield, sings a song of defiance, liberation, and deliverance. She lifts her hands and heart to God, and calls us to join in, too. Free to sing out with her our hopes for a world remade and repaired by justice.