Holy Exaggeration

Luke 2:14 (New King James Version)
14 “Glory to God in the highest,
And on earth peace, goodwill toward men”.

“My soul glorifies the Lord and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior for He has been mindful of the humble state of His servant”.

The word glorify is accurate, but magnify offers some refreshment to the imagination. There are two kinds of magnification: the kind that makes the small seem big as in a microscope; and the kind that shows what seems small to actually be big as in a telescope. The world’s glories are of the microscopic variety, what is really tiny is made to look big. God’s glory is of the telescopic variety. As with the pinpoints of light in the sky, so with the embryo in Mary’s womb, what seems small is discovered to be gigantic – when seen through the lens of faith.

My prayer: Open my mouth to praise you, God of wonders! You are worthy of all praise. Teach me to exaggerate what the world neglects to maximize what sin minimizes.

The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things they had heard and seen, which were just as had been told. (Luke 2:20)

Song Lyrics: O Come, O Come Emmanuel

O come, O come, Emmanuel
And ransom captive Israel
That mourns in lonely exile here
Until the Son of God appear
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
Shall come to thee, O Israel.

O come, Thou Rod of Jesse, free
Thine own from Satan's tyranny
From depths of Hell Thy people save
And give them victory o'er the grave
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
Shall come to thee, O Israel.

O come, Thou Day-Spring, come and cheer
Our spirits by Thine advent here
Disperse the gloomy clouds of night
And death's dark shadows put to flight.
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
Shall come to thee, O Israel.

O come, Thou Key of David, come,
And open wide our heavenly home;
Make safe the way that leads on high,
And close the path to misery.
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
Shall come to thee, O Israel.

O come, O come, Thou Lord of might,
Who to Thy tribes, on Sinai's height,