The LORD, your God, is in your midst,
a mighty savior,
Who will rejoice over you with gladness,
and renew you in his love,
Who will sing joyfully because of you,
as on festival days. (Zephaniah 3:17 NABRE)
The ministry of the prophet Zephaniah took place during the reign of Josiah (640–609 B.C.), not long before the fall of Jerusalem in 587 B.C. about the time of the prophet Jeremiah.*
Although his prophecies were primarily of divine judgement, Zephaniah captures this wonderful image of God. It is remarkable and exciting to think of God rejoicing over his people, indeed over you and me, of him singing joyfully because of us! Let us change our hearts each day, turning to him in humility, aware of our personal sinfulness and our responsibilities to those around us, so that God will renew is in his love.
Today, on this Third Sunday of Advent, I will be joyful in the knowledge that God is in our midst.
Saint Lucy, patroness of the blind and those with eye disorders, pray for us.
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