Contemplative Worship Team - December 21, 2025
A Thrill of Hope: Week 4
I say that if Mary had not first borne God spiritually, he would never have been born of her physically. A woman said to our Lord, “Blessed is the womb that bore you” (Luke 11:27). And our Lord replied, “Not only is the womb blessed that bore me: blessed are they that hear the word of God and keep it.” It is more worth to God to be born spiritually of the individual virgin or good soul, than that he was physically born of Mary. -Meister Eckhart, Sermon 53 (14 th century)
Scripture References: Matthew 1:18-23, Psalms 103:1-22, Psalms 86:1-17
From Series: "Contemplative Worship"
Contemplative Worship with The Center for Christian Spirituality in Houston, Texas. A ministry of Chapelwood United Methodist Church
