Coffee With God

Reflection: Luke 1:67-79 “

And immediately his mouth was opened and his tongue loosed and he spoke, blessing God.”… “The Benedictus, or “Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel…” is prayed every morning in the Breviary, the Church’s morning prayer and so, the Church remembers this “forerunner of Jesus” at the beginning of every day. The day before yesterday we reflected on the Magnificat of Mary. Today is the turn of Zachariah, the Father of John the Baptist, to thank God for visiting his people to redeem them. God wants to redeem His people, all people. He weeps over the lost. He uses us to seek out the lost sheep. But today, let’s reflect on what does it mean for Catholics, that we sing this song about John the Baptists at the start of every new day, and now on the eve of the Christmas? After having been “silenced” by sleep throughout the night, God opens our mouths and one of the first things we do, is to sing this blessing of God, whose dawn breaks forth to shine on us and guide our way to peace. In the Benedictus, we join ourselves to the mission of St John the Baptist, who came to prepare a way for the Lord by being a witness of God’s salvation, living a simple and penitential life. Our work each day, then, is to use our voice – like Zechariah and his son – John the Baptist, to make God’s presence known wherever we go and whomever we meet up.” In the song of Zachariah he foresees that : “the sun that rises from above will visit us …”. God continues to be with his people – visit his people. And each faithful receives the call to be the prophet to prepare the ways of God. Would you dare to make a song to the Lord for the mercies you have received in abundance from your God? Are you joining this beautiful mission, to which the Lord invites you to? Do you have a beautiful wish, at the gates of Christmas?