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NOVEMBER 30
Read: Luke 1:46b-55
Reflect: What questions do you have after reading this passage?
Respond: Comment below to share your response to reading and reflecting on these passages.
DECEMBER 1
Read: Luke 1: 46b-48
And Mary said, “My soul magnifies the Lord, 47 and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, 48 for he has looked with favor on the lowliness of his servant. Surely, from now on all generations will call me blessed;
Reflect: When does your soul magnify the Lord?
Respond: Comment below to share your response to reading and reflecting on these passages.
DECEMBER 2
Read: Luke 1: 49-50
49 for the Mighty One has done great things for me,
and holy is his name.
50 His mercy is for those who fear him
from generation to generation.
Reflect: Do you think of God differently when good or bad things happen to you?
Respond: Comment below to share your response to reading and reflecting on these passages.
DECEMBER 3
Read: Luke 1: 51
51 He has shown strength with his arm; he has scattered the proud in the thoughts of their hearts.
Reflect: How does being proud separate you from a meaningful relationship with God? Have you ever felt this separation and tried to understand the reason for it?
Respond: Comment below to share your response to reading and reflecting on these passages.
DECEMBER 4
Read: Luke 1: 52-53
52 He has brought down the powerful from their thrones,
and lifted up the lowly;
53 he has filled the hungry with good things,
and sent the rich away empty.
Reflect: How can you help God with those things God does?
Respond: Comment below to share your response to reading and reflecting on these passages.
DECEMBER 5
Read: Luke 1: 54-55
54 He has helped his servant Israel,
in remembrance of his mercy,
55 according to the promise he made to our ancestors,
to Abraham and to his descendants forever.”
Reflect: Do you have a goal you would like/need to fulfill?
Respond: Comment below to share your response to reading and reflecting on these passages.
DECEMBER 6
Read: Luke 1:46b-55
Reflect: How will this message influence what you do this week?
Respond: Comment below to share your response to reading and reflecting on these passages.
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I feel God magnifying my soul most often in worship – usually when singing a song & when the Holy Spirit moves within me. I also feel it when a chance opportunity happens in which I can help someone or witness to someone.
I feel God magnifying my soul when I am a participant in God’s acts of transformation of this world into God’s commonwealth. Even, and maybe especially, when my part is done at the behest of others’ leadership.
My soul magnifies the Lord when I spend time reflecting on the many people that God has put on my path as I seek to do his will. Whenever I try something new, and I’m out of my comfort zone, I always find a special person that I can watch and learn from. I feel that these are an affirmation from God that I’m on the right path.
My soul magnifies the Lord when I listen and respond to the better angels who steeped in the integrity of scripture, tradition, experience and reason.
My soul magnifies the Lord when I listen and respond to the better angels who steeped in the integrity of scripture, tradition, experience and reason.