Monday, December 22, 2008

Magnificat


1 samuel 1:24-28; 1 Sm 2 My heart exults in the Lord, my savior; Luke 1:46-56

Mary said, "My soul magnifies the Lord; my spirit rejoices in God my savior."

Excerpt from G.K. Chesterton:

"Man is more himself, man is more manlike, when joy is the fundamental thing in him, and grief is superficial.  Melancholy should be an innocent interlude, a tender and fugitive frame  of mind; praise should be the permanent pulsation of the soul"

"The aim of life is appreciation; there is no sense in not appreciating things; there is no sense in having more of them if you have less appreciation of them."

May Mary's praise become our praise and may our hearts magnify the Lord!

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