Thursday, December 21, 2000
Song of Solomon 2:8-14 or Zephaniah 3:14-18a ~ Psalm 33:2-3,
11-12, 20-21 ~ Luke 1:39-45
“The Lord, your God, is in your midst, a might savior. …
He will joyfully sing because of you, as one sings at festivals.” Zephaniah
3:17
I am always amazed, when working with adolescents, how many
of them have self-esteem problems. They don’t see their own goodness, their
gifts and talents. They believe that they have to wear certain clothes or
engage in certain behavior in order to have people like them because they can’t
believe that others would like them just as they are. It’s even more amazing
that such feelings are not restricted to adolescents but are part of adults’
lives as well. How many of us will have difficulty believing Zephaniah’s
prophecy: God sings because of you?
Here’s the truth: I give God cause to sing. God rejoices because of me. When
beholding me, God’s response is to sing joyfully as at festival time. When you
look in the mirror today, can you dare to hear – and believe – God’s song of
joy?
Thank you, Lord God, for your song of joy. May it sound in my heart forever.
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