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The Tender Compassion of God
From the Canticle of Zechariah prayed during Morning Prayer of the Liturgy of the Hours …
“In the tender compassion of our God, the dawn from on high shall break upon us, to shine on those who dwell in darkness and the shadow of death, and to guide our feet into the way of peace.” (Luke 1:78-79)
Every morning I pray the Canticle of Zechariah which is the song sung by Zechariah, the husband of Elizabeth, praising God for God’s work throughout history and through their newborn son John who would become the Baptist. These verses always fill me with hope and a lightness as I begin the day and can see dawn literally breaking in through the tree branches beyond my window.
What do you hear in these verses and how can this “word” of God carry you through today?
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Thanks for the thought. It is truly inspiring, especially in these dark days.
I wish the five CEOs who have taken their lives in as many months could have heard this message and believed. It is sad when people make money into a god. I find great comfort in the antiphons of the Liturgy of the Hours.
Thank you, Sister, for reminding me of this. I love singing The Canticle of Zechariah. It reminds me that I too am called to be the prophet of The Most High, every day. We all are! I try to do this by example. I am so glad that God has faith in me that I can do this. On bad days when I feel worthless, God reminds me that I matter in his eyes.
In the Dutch translation it is put like “Thanks to the [tender compassion] of our God, which will rise for us as a new day, to bring light in the darkness and the shadow of death and lead our feet on the road of peace”.
So it’s the tender compassion itself which is looked upon as a future event, grammatically. In my feeling, this gives a certain distance. It’s not very personal.
The future is now. Eternity is but a day. Yesterday, tomorrow, last year, next week – It’s all the same: just one long blessed day that never ends.
The “dawn breaking from on high” is such a powerful reminder that there is always sunshine after rain, and to never give up hope, even in our darkest hour.
“In the tender compassion of our God, the dawn from on high shall break upon us, to shine on those who dwell in darkness and the shadow of death, and to guide our feet into the way of peace.
When I began on a conversion journey in my Catholic faith seven years ago; I began feeling Jesus’ presence in nature more. The dawn breaking upon us to me is a reminder of Jesus’ presence and it dispels Satan’s darkness and helps us live more in the light of Christ, through the Holy Spirit. Mary