Alistair reflects on Micah 5:2-5a and Luke 1:39-55 on the Fourth Sunday of Advent 2021 as part of KNEC Church Online.

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“God doesn’t need [reminders from us] to be merciful; [God] is merciful all the time, even when we don’t ask. But unless we make a habit of asking for mercy, we forget that we need it. . . .”

Frederica Mathewes-Green, The Jesus Prayer: The Ancient Desert Prayer That Tunes the Heart to God (Paraclete Press: 2009)