Advent Devotion for December 19

Magnificat

by Thomas John Carlisle

If Mary had sung her song of songs
with our accustomed
unmangificence
and dearth of urgency
all the commitment
all the charm
and all the challenge
and anticipation
would have been completely dissipated.

O sing anew
anew
anew
the simple song
which magnifies
rejoices
dares to vision
the fall of kings
the exaltation of the small
unviolent, trusting and faith-full
servants
of the spectacularly
creative God.