Mary,
a quiet, demurring handmaiden,
cried out in raucous joy,
extolling God,
singing a radical song of promise.
Spirit of God,
let us join with Mary
and declare your greatness,
and with whole heart’s delight pray with her
that you give hope to the lowly, that they be lifted
up,
a wealth of good food for the hungry
and your mercy for
all people in
all times.
David sang
and danced before the ark.
Jesus danced within the womb of Mary:
the covenant, no longer stone, but now flesh within
her.
Lord,
Are my brothers and sisters who give you flesh
made brilliant by your nativity within them?
Though it is often hard to see their light,
we sometimes feel their warmth.
Should we dance when we
meet them and sing
when we greet
them?
Christ,
complete your work in us,
that God may be
all in all.
When we die,
Bring us to life in you.
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