Luke 1:46-52
“My soul magnifies the Lord,
and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior,
for God has looked with favor on the lowliness of God’s servant.
Surely, from now on all generations will call me blessed;
for the Mighty One has done great things for me,
and holy is God’s name.
God’s mercy is for those who fear God
from generation to generation.
God has shown strength with God’s arm;
God has scattered the proud in the thoughts of their hearts.
God has brought down the powerful from their thrones,
and lifted up the lowly;
God has filled the hungry with good things,
and sent the rich away empty.
God has helped God’s servant Israel,
in remembrance of God’s mercy,
according to the promise he made to our ancestors,
to Abraham and to God’s descendants forever.”

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It’s amazing to me that Christianity with such direct words as this has still largely been able to confuse capitalism, Western imperialism, the world of white privilege, however you want to call it, with the gospel. It’s ignoring what’s spoken in plain sight.

-Fr. Richard Rohr

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What do you feel when you hear these words of Mary’s song?

In your own words, what does Mary’s song speak “in plain sight”?

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This episode was written and recorded by Fr. Richard Rohr. It was produced by Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relinquish by Podington Bear, Antiphona et Magnificat by Schola Gregorians, Cottonwoods by Podington Bear, and Burned by Podington Bear.

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