Luke 1:68-85 Second Sunday of Advent: Zechariah & Elizabeth

After months of being mute, Zechariah's song is not really about his newly named son...but the cousin who is God's great redeemer. As he sings about redemption from darkness, he also sings about redemption for relationship and then the guidance and help we need to get from the darkness to the light.

So roll up your sleeves, put your mind in gear, be totally ready to receive the gift that’s coming when Jesus arrives. Don’t lazily slip back into those old grooves of evil, doing just what you feel like doing. You didn’t know any better then; you do now. As obedient children, let yourselves be pulled into a way of life shaped by God’s life, a life energetic and blazing with holiness. God said, “I am holy; you be holy. [1 Peter 1:13-16]