Scripture Reading
Zephaniah 3:14, 17
Sing, Daughter Zion; shout aloud, Israel! Be glad and rejoice with all your heart, Daughter Jerusalem! ... The Lord your God is with you, the Mighty Warrior who saves. He will take great delight in you; in his love he will no longer rebuke you, but will rejoice over you with singing.
Reflection
Gaudete Sunday — the third Sunday of Advent — turns on joy. The prophet Zephaniah captures something astonishing: not only do we sing to God, but God sings over us. The Creator of the universe delights in you. He quiets you with his love and lifts his voice in song on your behalf. Let that truth sink past your defenses this week: you are someone God sings over.
Prayer for Today
Stir up our hearts, O Lord, to prepare the ways of Thine only-begotten Son, that through His coming we may be worthy to serve Thee with purified minds. Who livest and reignest, with God the Father, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end.
Amen.
Amen.
Amen.