My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord, my spirit rejoices in God my Saviour;
he has looked with favour on his lowly servant.
From this day all generations will call me blessed;
the Almighty has done great things for me and holy is his name.
He has mercy on those who fear him,
from generation to generation.
He has shown strength with his arm
and has scattered the proud in their conceit,
Casting down the mighty from their thrones
and lifting up the lowly.
He has filled the hungry with good things
and sent the rich away empty.
He has come to the aid of his servant Israel,
to remember his promise of mercy,
The promise made to our ancestors,
to Abraham and his children for ever.
An archdruid after my own heart - (ἄνδρα) κατὰ τὴν καρδίαν μου, Acts 13:22.
ReplyDeleteThough one might quibble whether Mary's song is technically representative of apocalypticism.
But you are right anyhow!
I know you have it in for that strange sect, the CofE, but at least they still repeat this at Evensong. Not all hope is lost if they at least do that.
If everyone said the Magnificat every day, there'd be a lot more humility about.
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