Courageous Song

As I have been reading and reflecting on Mary's Magnificat (Luke 1:39-54) this week, I was stopped in my tracks by these thoughts from Rev. Carolyn Sharp. She says:

“Don’t envision Mary as the radiant woman peacefully composing the Magnificat. Instead see her as a girl who sings defiantly to her God through her tears, fists clenched against an unknown future. When we do this, Mary’s courageous song of praise [becomes] a radical resource for those seeking to honour the holy amid the suffering and conflicts of real life.”

I think that this is deeply profound. 

Singing and praising God, when we are going through good times is easy, but offering God worship and thanks, when we are confused, stressed and worried, is a true test of courage. 

How often do we trust Jesus when we are faced with the gathering of the storm clouds?

“Pray, and let God worry.” - Martin Luther

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Magnifying what?

Whatever you are spending most of your time on, that is what you are 'Magnifying' at the moment.

"Fretting magnifies the problem, but Prayer magnifies God." - Joanna Weaver

Such wisdom in this little quote. When we think about our problems day and night, we begin to Magnify the problem and we can tend to make it much bigger than it needs to be. Yet, if we spend our time of prayer MAGNIFYING Jesus, then we get the issue in it's proper perspective.

Ask yourself today:
Who or what am I magnifying today?
Is the problems in my life or the God of my heart?

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