Inclusion Community’s 2021 Modern Magnificat
Written together at the Gathering on December 12, 2021.
Each year, we engage in a creative prayer practice where we interpret the magnificat in our current context. Below is what we wrote together, each person adding their own line.
My weary soul rejoices still.
My weary soul
rejoices.
My love
abounds
for you have chosen me,
for you have lifted up the lowly.
My soul proclaims of your
being-with-us
during this time of fear, anger, and despair.
My weary soul rejoices still;
Your Love abounds.
Each day great things are done for me.
For the ordinary
and extraordinary,
I am grateful.
You have lifted me up.
My weary soul rejoices still;
Your Love abounds.
You satisfied the hunger in me
for purpose beyond myself.
You connected me to myself,
to you,
and to all the new people in my life,
delivering me of the pain
I did not even realize existed.
My weary soul rejoices still;
Your Love abounds.
You’ve shown strength and power
through the winds and the waves,
the rains and the rays of sunlight,
the rotation of the earth
and the suspension of our solar system.
You’ve given the potential
for all to be fed through the gifts of the earth,
if only we could see her
as our only home
and vital sustainer.
You amplify the voices
crying out for climate change.
Your strength connects people together
uniting voices calling for a better way.
My weary soul rejoices still;
Your Love abounds.
You have taken the hunger
of loneliness, emptiness, and longing
and sent blessings
of comfort, joy, and plenty.
Those who are rich in possessions and status
continue to want unabated.
Those who hold glorify and promote lies
will be brought down from their destructive idolatry.
In my own proud and scattered thoughts,
You humble me.
You meet me with grace and show me love.
My weary soul rejoices still;
Your Love abounds.
You show mercy to everyone,
absolutely everyone, regardless of
the color of their skin,
who they love,
how much money they have,
or where they are from.
From this day forward
all will call the “other”
wonderful,
beautiful,
beloved.
From this day forward
all will recognize
the promise and potential
of each birth.
From this day forward
we will be One humanity
forevermore.
My weary soul rejoices still;
Your Love abounds.
Your grace is available to all
and made visible when we meet fear and despair
with love and courage.
Your grace endures forever.
You show mercy to everyone,
from one generation to the next.
Everyone needs mercy today.
My weary soul rejoices still;
Your Love abounds.
