Inspired by lyrics to “Something Wonderful” by Harold Payne:
“Something wonderful, something wonderful, is happening to me, right here, right now.
I can feel it in my body, I can feel it in my soul, I can feel it in my heart, and it won’t let go . . . .
We all feel love inside. We can let it shine!
Something wonderful is happening to me, right here, right now. Something wonderful!”
Responsive Reading for December 6
“The angel Gabriel was sent from God to a town of Galilee called Nazareth, to . . . Mary . . . . And coming to her, he said, ‘Hail, favored one! The Lord is with you,’ But she was greatly troubled at what was said and pondered what sort of greeting this might be. Then the angel said to her, ‘Do not be afraid, Mary . . . . You will . . . bear a son and you shall name him Jesus. . . .’ But Mary said to the angel, ‘How can this be . . .?’ And the angel said to her in reply, the holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the most high will overshadow you . . . . for nothing will be impossible for God.’ And Mary said, ‘Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord. May it be done to me according to our word.’ Then the angel departed from her” (Lk. 1:26-38).
“Something wonderful , something wonderful, is happening to me, right here, right now. I can feel it in my body, I can feel it in my soul, I can feel it in my heart, and it won’t let go.”
“When his mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, but before they lived together, she was found with child through the holy Spirit. Joseph her husband, since he was a righteous man, yet unwilling to expose her to shame, decided to divorce her quietly. Such was his intention when, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, ‘Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid . . . For it is through the holy Spirit that this child has been conceived in her. She will bear a son and you are to name him Jesus [Yeshua – Jehovah saves] …. All this took place to fulfill what the Lord has said through the prophet [Isaiah]. ‘Behold a virgin shall be with child and bear a son, and they shall name him Emmanuel, which means God with us. When Joseph awoke, he did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him …” (Mt. 1:18-24).
“Something wonderful, something wonderful, is happening to me, right here, right now. I can feel it in my body, I can feel it in my soul, I can feel it in my heart, and it won’t let go.”
“When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting… Elizabeth, filled with the holy Spirit, cried out in a loud voice and said, ‘Most blessed are you among women…. For at the moment the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the infant in my womb leaped for joy. Blessed are you who believed what was spoken to you by the Lord would be fulfilled. And Mary said: ‘My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord; my spirit rejoices…. The Mighty One has done great things for me…’” (Luke 1:39-50).
“Something wonderful, something wonderful, is happening to me, right here right now. I can feel it in my body, I can feel it in my soul, I can feel it in my heart, and it won’t let go.”
“Behold magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem. Saying, Where is the newborn king …? We saw his star at its rising and have come to do him homage…. When King Herod heard this, he was greatly troubled, and all Jerusalem with him. Assembling all the chief priests and the scribes of the people he inquired of them where the messiah was to be born. They said to him, ‘In Bethlehem of Judea, for thus it has been written through the prophet [Isaiah]: ‘And you, Bethlehem…. from you shall come a ruler, who is to shepherd my people Israel.’ And behold, the star that they had seen at its rising preceded them….” (Mt. 2: 1-9).
“Something wonderful, something wonderful, is happening to me, right here, right now. I can feel it in my body, I can feel it in my soul, I can feel it in my heart, and it won’t let go.”
“For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful…” (Isaiah 9:6 NIV).
“Something wonderful, something wonderful, is happening to me, right here, right now. We all feel love inside. We can let it shine! Something wonderful is happening to me, right here, right now. Something wonderful!”