Day 24Tuesday, December 21“And Mary said: ‘My soul glorifies the Lord and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, for he has been mindful of the humble state of his servant. From now on all generations will call me blessed, for the Mighty One has done great things for me — holy is his name. His mercy extends to those who fear him, from generation to generation. He has performed mighty deeds wit...  Read More

Day 23Monday, December 20“The angel replied, ‘The Holy Spirit will come over you and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. Therefore, the one who is to be born will be holy. Hew ill be called God’s Son. Look, even in her old age, your relative Elizabeth has conceived a son. This woman who was tabled unable to conceive is now six months pregnant. Nothing is impossible for God.’”Luke 1:35-...  Read More

Day 22Sunday, December 19“Sing to the Lord a new songbecause he has done wonderful things!His own strong hand and his own holy armhave won the victory!The Lord has made his salvation widely known;he has revealed his righteousnessin the eyes of all the nations.God has remembered his loyal loveand faithfulness to the house of Israel;every corner of the ear has seen our God’s salvation.Shout triumpha...  Read More

Day 21Saturday, December 18“Jesus responded, ‘Go, report to John what you hear and see. Those who were blind are able to see. This who were crippled are walking. People with skin diseases are cleansed. Those who were deaf now hear. This who were dead are raised up. The poor have good news proclaimed to them. Happy are this who don’t stumble and fall because of me.’”Matthew 11:4-6ReflectionIn the v...  Read More

Day 20Friday, December 17“Rejoice always. Pray continually. Give thanks in every situation because this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.”1 Thessalonians 5:16-18ReflectionIn the NRSV translation of the Bible these verses contain the worlds always, without ceasing, and every situation. As much as I would like to be this holy, I’m fairly certain it is impossible. The expectation that any one of...  Read More

Day 19Thursday, December 16“Don’t be anxious about anything; rather, bring up all of your requests to God in your prayers and petitions, along with giving thanks.”Philippians 4:6ReflectionDon’t be anxious? Easier said than done! It is important to note that the Bible isn’t referring to clinical anxiety. We are talking about the type of self-imposed anxiety that comes from worrying, specifically ab...  Read More