Today, in the Book of Judges, we hear of the
birth of Samson, about how he is to be consecrated as a Nazarite. His uncut hair was a sign of that
consecration to God. Samson was to be a
sign of God’s love and salvation to his people.
Samson prefigures John the Baptist, and his role in becoming the one who
prepares the way for the Savior, our Lord Jesus Christ. This connects us to our Gospel reading today,
in which Zechariah, the father of John the Baptist, receives the announcement
of the upcoming birth of his son by the Angel Gabriel. Zechariah was full of fear and disbelief at
this announcement, and was made mute by his disbelief. How different this is to
the way Mary accepted God’s will for her into her life.
Perhaps
this story of Zechariah allows us to look at how we accept God’s will in our
own lives, especially in the ways he calls us to serve in surprising and
unexpected ways. As we listen, wait, and
prepare the way of the Lord in anticipation of Jesus’ birth in less than a
week, may we see the different ways that God is acting in our lives. May we consecrate our lives and our actions
to his glory, and may we prepare a place for Jesus in our hearts every day of
our lives.
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