12/22/10

Lectio: Lk 1.57-66

Meditatio: “All who heard these things took them to heart, saying, ‘What then will this child be?’ For surely the hand of the Lord was with him.” Lk 1.66

Oratio: "O God, how wonderful You have created us!
I remember John, the Baptist’s neighbors, marveled at the events surrounding his birth and exclaimed: ‘what then will child be.’
Grant that I may always keep in mind that each new child that is born is a sign that You have not given up on the world. Each new child is the hope of the church and the country for each is wonderfully made.

I ask this of You, who lives and reigns with Jesus and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever.
Amen.”

Contemplatio: Keep silence and remain in recollection for a few minutes.

Operatio: Reflect on the ‘miracle of birth’ and rejoice in the love and hope each birth represents.