Día 29 · The Nativity Fast
Bethlehem, Small Among the Clans (en inglés)
Por ahora, los textos de estas oraciones están en inglés. Solo publicamos en español las oraciones cuya traducción podemos verificar en una fuente ortodoxa publicada o en la Reina-Valera 1909.
“But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, being small amongst the clans of Judah, out of you one will come out to me who is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings out are from of old, from ancient times.”Micah 5:2
Reflexión (en inglés)
Micah named the very town: Bethlehem, too small to count among the clans of Judah, would give Israel its ruler, one “whose goings out are from of old, from ancient times.” When the Magi asked where the King was to be born, the chief priests and scribes quoted this prophecy (Matthew 2:4-6). God chose the small town, the poor family, the cave and the manger. In a season that pushes us toward bigger and more, the Fast trains us to look for God in what is small.
Una oración (en inglés)
Lord, you chose little Bethlehem. Help me not to despise small things: small acts of love, small prayers, small beginnings. Be born in the small and humble places of my life. Amen.
Llévalo contigo (en inglés)
What small, hidden act of love can you do today?