How beautiful...!

Ave Maria!  As with all its issues, the December 2011 Magnificat is packed with spiritual goodies in abundance.  These two petitions from today's "Prayer for Morning" particularly caught my attention:

For those who have lost sight of your guiding light amid the lesser lights of the commercial Christmas season:  lead us all into the light of your presence and the path of your promise.

For those who have been deafened to your word by the clamor of other voices:  open their hearts to hear and follow your voice.

And then, this lovely verse from the song for "Prayer for Morning," which can be sung to the tune used for "All Glory, Laud and Honor":

How beautiful His footsteps
Upon the mountainside.
The King comes for His kingdom,
The Bridegroom for His bride.
How radiant His aspect!
How steady is His gaze!
How silent all rebellion!
How loud the angels' praise.

~From Hymns for the Liturgical Year, CanticaNOVA Publications

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Dear Mary, Virgin of Advent, who carried the Divine Child in your womb with love beyond all telling, help us to seek His light, to listen for His voice.  Amen.