Advent Reflection - Tuesday, Week 1

Posted by admin on December 1, 2009

Luke 1:8-15

The angel tells Zechariah that his prayer has been heard. We hadn’t been told what Zechariah was praying for, but now we know. He was praying for Israel, of course, as a Jewish priest would do. But he also was praying for a child.

Sometimes we’re afraid to pray for things that seem unrealistic.

Three times in the birth story we’ll hear angels say, “Do not be afraid” — to Zechariah here, to Mary and the Annunciation, and to the shepherds in the field. And Jesus, in his public life, will say these same words five times.

Anything in particular I’d really like to pray for? “Do not be afraid.”

~~ Spend some quiet time with the Lord. ~~