1 Samuel 1:24-28 / Luke 1:46-56
The God that we believe in is indeed a mysterious God. God can be so simple and yet profound. He can be so illogical and yet so powerful.
So many stories in the Old Testament show this aspect of God.
For example when God led His people out of Egypt, they came to the Red Sea and the Egyptian army on chariots were closing in on them.
Seems like God was so crazy to lead His people out into freedom only to be slaughtered by the enemy.
But who would expect God to part the Red Sea for His people to cross over and yet subsequently destroy the enemy?
And the mystery of God continues into the New Testatment when He chose an unknown humble girl to be the mother of His Son.
And this unknown humble girl, Mary, praised the God of mystery, the God who pulls down the proud and raises the lowly, who fills the starving with good things and sends the rich away empty.
Yet the most profound aspect of this mysterious God is that He will come to the help of His servants and mindful of His mercy.
That is also what we are preparing to celebrate in the coming feast of Christmas.
Meanwhile let us pray and reflect the hymn of Mary, the Magnificat, and let us open our hearts to the healing mercy of God as we ask Him to help us in our difficulties.