Third Tuesday of Advent
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– You can pray on the words of Scripture. For methods of praying with scripture click button below.
– You can follow the suggestions in the daily ‘Reflection’.
– You can listen to the music
Today’s Scripture
Judges 13:2-7, 24, 25 (NIV)
A certain man of Zorah, named Manoah, from the clan of the Danites, had a wife who was childless, unable to give birth.The angel of the Lord appeared to her and said, “You are barren and childless, but you are going to become pregnant and give birth to a son.Now see to it that you drink no wine or other fermented drink and that you do not eat anything unclean. You will become pregnant and have a son whose head is never to be touched by a razor because the boy is to be a Nazirite, dedicated to God from the womb. He will take the lead in delivering Israel from the hands of the Philistines.”
Then the woman went to her husband and told him, “A man of God came to me. He looked like an angel of God, very awesome. I didn’t ask him where he came from, and he didn’t tell me his name. But he said to me, ‘You will become pregnant and have a son. Now then, drink no wine or other fermented drink and do not eat anything unclean, because the boy will be a Nazirite of God from the womb until the day of his death.’”
The woman gave birth to a boy and named him Samson. He grew and the Lord blessed him, and the Spirit of the Lord began to stir him while he was in Mahaneh Dan, between Zorah and Eshtaol.
Reflection
One of the themes of Advent and Christmas is God acting to change situations which seemed unchangeable. For example, bringing about unexpected births. Manoah’s wife in today’s reading was ‘barren’, as was Elizabeth in the gospel for today (Luke 1:5-25)
Where in your life and in the lives of those around you are there places which seem unchangeable?
Where and how do you desire to be changed?
Have a conversation with God about these, noticing and speaking to God about your desires regarding them.
Today’s Music
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