The Canticles of Christmas, Luke 1:67-79: Zechariah’s Song

The people of Israel suffered from amnesia.  So do we.  When life goes well, we forget our rescue and become complacent.  The psalms remind us: “Our fathers in Egypt failed to understand [God’s] miraculous deeds or remember [His] many acts of faithful love” (Psalm 106:7). Former slaves found themselves trapped—with the Red Sea in front […]