MY SOUL MAGNIFIES THE LORD
(Luke 1:46-56)
Mary teaches us today how to
address our souls. Unlike the rich fool who said to his soul: 'Take ease, eat,
drink and be merry' (Luke 12:19) in line with St Paul's words in 1Corinthians
15:32; let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die.
Mary teaches us how to be excited
in the Lord and how to manage reasons for joy.
The period we are entering is a
period of joy. A lot of people choose this time, to live the epicurean type of
life. A good number of people celebrate wrongly. Some people fail to understand
the reason for the season. They take to eating and drinking and getting drunk.
They take to dancing and blocking the roads. The train for tournaments, play
and fight for money without going to Church. They take to steal, cheat and
defraud to make money to buy the latest gadgets and wears. All these they do in
the name of being happy or longing for 'Christmas Joy'.
Mary tells us what should be our
joy this holy season. Hear from her: My soul magnifies the Lord and my spirit
rejoices in God my Saviour. If your joy is not in the Lord, if what is giving
you fun is not holy, if the why of your rejoicing is carnal and unspiritual,
then, you're missing the mark, and to miss the mark is to commit sin.
If you can look away from all
these sinful ways of living, of catching fun, of making money, of rejoicing in
the world, of taking care of your body more, then you can address your soul: My
soul, rejoice in the Lord.
Ensure that you're rejoicing in
the Lord, in holiness and in virtues.
Rejoice in the Lord my soul in the face of confusions, rejoice in the
Lord my soul when I have no much to eat or drink, rejoice in the Lord when
uncertainties surround you all over. Rejoice in the promise of the Lord even
when the present seem not to have anything to offer. Rejoice in the Lord. He
will show his mighty arm in your life. He will fill your hunger with good
things. He will exalt you. Be interested
in what the Lord does in the spiritual realm.
May your soul find reasons to
rejoice in the Lord even when the world around you tells you to be sad.
Let us pray
Dear Lord, help us to see your
hand at work in our lives and find reasons to praise and worship you with songs
and prayers. Put new songs in our mouths. Calm our troubled souls and still the
roaring of waters in our families. May we as individuals rejoice like Mary and
never stop worshipping you while celebrating. May our joy come from you always.
Amen.
God bless your Tuesday (22nd
December 2020)
Rev Fr Julian O Ekeh
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