Songs in Waiting: Spiritual Reflections on Christ’s Birth (Biblia.com)

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Inspiring reflection and a sense of wonder along the faith journey of Advent, Songs in Waiting is a book of spiritual meditations focusing on the ancient Middle Eastern songs celebrating the birth of Jesus: “The Song of Mary,” “The Song of Zecharias,” “The Song of the Angels,” and “The Song of Simeon.” These four songs, full of hope, mystery, and divine purpose, have played an important role in...

that the “promise of glory” is the incredible promise that we “shall find approval, shall please God.… To be loved by God, not merely pitied, but delighted in as an artist delights in his work …—it seems impossible, a weight or burden of glory which our thoughts can hardly sustain. But so it is.”7 After praising God’s glory the angels go on to sing of peace on earth, emphasizing that God’s desire for all people is peace. The heart of God, demonstrated in the giving of Christ, is that

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