Mary, Mother of God
Numbers 6:22-27 | Psalm 66(67):2-3,5,6,8 | Galatians 4:4-7
There are some Bible passages for which I’ve committed chapter and verse to memory, simply because I keep stumbling across them, often in song. There are the obvious candidates, such as:
- Psalm 23 – The Lord is my shepherd
- John 3:16 – For God so loved the world…
- Matthew 5:3-12 – The Beatitudes
and the more obscure ones, like:
- Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 – To everything, there is a season…
- Matthew 8:8 – Lord, I am not worthy that you should enter under my roof…
- Numbers 6:24-26 – Aaron’s Blessing
This last one was seared into my memory courtesy of John Rutter, whose musical setting had such odd intervals that a group of us took months to sing it just right:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlqsM439TqA
So to all friends, family, brothers and sisters in Christ, as you enjoy the music playing in the background, I pray for you that:
God the Father will shower His blessings upon you and keep you safe from harm.
God the Son will shine His blessed light upon you and everyone else, filling the world with His mercy and grace.
God the Holy Spirit will reveal the infinite depths of the Holy Trinity to you, and bring peace in the midst of what looks to be a rather turbulent year ahead.
Amen.