Today's Daily Lesson comes from Luke chapter 1 verses
52 He has brought down the mighty from their thrones
and exalted those of humble estate;
53 he has filled the hungry with good things,
and the rich he has sent away empty.
Famous words from Mary's "Magnificat", a song of jubilation sung by a lowly and poor child of the earth who suddenly discovers that she has been looked upon with favor by God.
I am curious how you hear these words of Mary's song?:
"He has brought down the mighty from their thrones and lifted the lowly."
"He has filled the hungry with good things and sent the rich away empty handed."
These words could be, and have been, heard to describe a Marxist revolution. This could be a song for Castro's Cuba.
Then again, this could be a song sung to describe the coming of the the three kings who left their lofty thrones in the East to come and bow down to a peasant child.
Or, this could be the song for Christmas morning at Bob Cratchit's house, when suddenly now Ebenezer Scrooge showed up with ham and turkey and gifts for all the children and then departed now empty of hand yet full of heart.
What do you think of this song? How do you hear it? How do you imagine Jesus would have us to live it?
"He fills the hungry with good things and sends the rich away empty handed." And somehow, both are all the fuller.
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