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Ephesians 5:18–19 counsels us “to be filled with the Spirit, addressing one another [in] psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and playing to the Lord in your hearts.”
Francis and Clare of Assisi prized holy simplicity or put another way, spiritual poverty. They pruned away everything that stood between them and God.
Francis of Assisi’s first biographer, Thomas of Celano, said that the saint was “always fresh, always new, always beginning again.” Francis was always doing something new and surprising to serve God and the world.
Dreams can contain messages from God or your deepest self, alerting you to areas in which you need to grow or decisions you may need to make.
On this New Year’s Day, for what are you thankful in the past year? What are your dreams—your “yes”—for the year to come?
Today, in honor of the Light of the World, the Christ Child, let us let our light shine to give glory to God and new life to the world.
In response to John the Baptist’s prenatal greeting, Mary of Nazareth gives glory to God. She exclaims, “My soul magnifies the Lord!”
