16-Jul-2026 | Week 29 - 2026
Luke 1:46-49
Joy in the Lord
“My soul magnifies the Lord, 47 And my spirit has rejoiced in God my Saviour. 48 For He has regarded the lowly state of His maidservant; For behold, henceforth all generations will call me blessed. 49 For He who is mighty has done great things for me, And holy is His name.
Commentary
“The first, the main source of everything is ‘my soul rejoices in the Lord ...’ The fear of sin does not save from sin. Joy in the Lord saves. A feeling of guilt or moralism does not liberate from the world and its temptations. Joy is the foundation of freedom, where we are called to stand. Where, how, when has this tonality of Christianity become distorted, dull — or rather, where, how, why have Christians become deaf to joy?”

~ Fr Alexander Schmemann

Reflection
Question 1
What is stopping joy from entering our hearts?