Staying with 3rd Sunday of Advent reading
As we close this week with Mary’s Song the Magnificat, we offer you a short guided meditation and the song from The Voice Translation—
Mary is deeply moved by these amazing encounters—first with the messenger and then with her cousin, Elizabeth. Mary’s response can’t be contained in normal prose; her noble soul overflows in poetry. And this poetry isn’t simply religious; it has powerful social and political overtones. It speaks of a great reversal—what might be called a social, economic, and political revolution. To people in Mary’s day, there is little question as to what she is talking about. The Jewish people are oppressed by the Roman Empire, and to speak of a King who will demote the powerful and rich and elevate the poor and humble means one thing: God is moving toward setting them free! Soon Zacharias will overflow in poetry of his own.
46 Mary: My soul lifts up the Lord!
47 My spirit celebrates God, my Liberator!
48 For though I’m God’s humble servant,
God has noticed me.
Now and forever,
I will be considered blessed by all generations.
49 For the Mighty One has done great things for me;
holy is God’s name!
50 From generation to generation,
God’s lovingkindness endures
for those who revere Him.
51 God’s arm has accomplished mighty deeds.
The proud in mind and heart,
God has sent away in disarray.
52 The rulers from their high positions of power,
God has brought down low.
And those who were humble and lowly,
God has elevated with dignity.
53 The hungry—God has filled with fine food.
The rich—God has dismissed with nothing in their hands.
54 To Israel, God’s servant,
God has given help,
55 As promised to our ancestors,
remembering Abraham and his descendants in mercy forever.
Holding our world up to God with you,
Scott and Clare
Bonuses
2020 Vlog Blog with addiction expert and former addict Jeremy Lihte, Enneagram Style 5, talks about how intervention could be the kindness that can save your life. Jeremy says, “nine out of ten interventions are successful, but only one out of ten families are willing to do the intervention. Families are scared that their loved one will be mad at them.” Psalm 141 (NIV) declares, Let a righteous man strike me—that is a kindness; let him rebuke me—that is oil on my head or in the Message Version, May the Just One set me straight, may the Kind One correct me.
Grace to recover and return to Essence by E-style-
ONE: Redemptive Virtue Back to True Self: Grace
TWO: Redemptive Virtue, Back to True Self:Humility
THREE: Redemptive Virtue, Back to True Self:Truth
FOUR: Redemptive Virtue, Back to True Self:Equanimity
FIVE: Redemptive Virtue, Back to True Self:Detachment
SIX: Redemptive Virtue, Back to True Self:Courage
SEVEN: Redemptive Virtue, Back to True Self:Sobriety
EIGHT: Redemptive Virtue Back to True Self: Innocence
NINE: Redemptive Virtue Back to True Self: Action
©Enneagram Personality Styles, Loughrige 2006,©Motions of the Soul, Loughrige 2012
With kindness,
Clare
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- Scott and Clare’s Enneagram books here Enneagram Personality Styles, Motions of the Soul, and Spiritual rhythms for the Enneagram.
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