Waiting in Astonishment He signaled for a writing tablet and wrote the words, “His name is John.” This astonished them all. At that moment his mouth was opened and his tongue loosed, and he began to speak in praise of God. (Lk 1:63-64) Zechariah regained his speech once the angel Read more
Waiting in Rejoicing My being proclaims the greatness of the Lord, my spirit finds joy in God my savior, for he has looked upon his servant in her lowliness; all ages to come shall call me blessed. God who is mighty has done great things for me, holy is his Read more
Waiting in the Hill Country Mary set out, proceeding in haste into the hill country to a town of Judah, where she entered Zechariah’s house and greeted Elizabeth. (Lk 1:39-40) Mary, you traveled about 70 miles over rough territory, which in those days likely took a week to traverse. Having Read more
Waiting for the Son of the Most High Upon arriving, the messenger said to her: “Rejoice, O highly favored daughter! The Lord is with you. Blessed are you among women.” She was deeply troubled by his words, and wondered what his greeting meant. The messenger went on to say to Read more
Waiting in Speechlessness The angel replied: “I am Gabriel, who stand in attendance before God. I was sent to speak to you and bring you his good news. But now you will be mute – unable to speak – until the day when these things take place, because you have Read more
Waiting for an Angel Such was his intention when suddenly the angel of the Lord appeared in a dream and said to him, “Joseph, son of David, have no fear about taking Mary as your wife. It is by the Holy Spirit that she has conceived this child. She is Read more
Waiting Like the King of the Beasts Judah, like a lion’s whelp, you have grown up on pray, my son. He crouches like a lion recumbent, the king of beasts – who would dare rouse him? The scepter shall never depart from Judah, or the mace from between his legs, Read more