Luk 1:57 | Kemudian genaplah bulannya bagi Elisabet untuk bersalin dan iapun melahirkan seorang anak laki-laki. |
Luk 1:58 | Ketika tetangga-tetangganya serta sanak saudaranya mendengar, bahwa Tuhan telah menunjukkan rahmat-Nya yang begitu besar kepadanya, bersukacitalah mereka bersama-sama dengan dia. |
Luk 1:59 | Maka datanglah mereka pada hari yang kedelapan untuk menyunatkan anak itu dan mereka hendak menamai dia Zakharia menurut nama bapanya, |
Luk 1:60 | tetapi ibunya berkata: "Jangan, ia harus dinamai Yohanes." |
Luk 1:61 | Kata mereka kepadanya: "Tidak ada di antara sanak saudaramu yang bernama demikian." |
Luk 1:62 | Lalu mereka memberi isyarat kepada bapanya untuk bertanya nama apa yang hendak diberikannya kepada anaknya itu. |
Luk 1:63 | Ia meminta batu tulis, lalu menuliskan kata-kata ini: "Namanya adalah Yohanes." Dan merekapun heran semuanya. |
Luk 1:64 | Dan seketika itu juga terbukalah mulutnya dan terlepaslah lidahnya, lalu ia berkata-kata dan memuji Allah. |
Luk 1:65 | Maka ketakutanlah semua orang yang tinggal di sekitarnya, dan segala peristiwa itu menjadi buah tutur di seluruh pegunungan Yudea. |
Luk 1:66 | Dan semua orang, yang mendengarnya, merenungkannya dan berkata: "Menjadi apakah anak ini nanti?" Sebab tangan Tuhan menyertai dia. |
Luk 1:80 | Adapun anak itu bertambah besar dan makin kuat rohnya. Dan ia tinggal di padang gurun sampai kepada hari ia harus menampakkan diri kepada Israel. |
RENUNGAN
Santo Yohanes Pembabtis merupakan orang yang membabtis Tuhan Yesus dengan air di sungai Yordan, pada masa kelahiran Santo Yohanes Pembabtis pun penuh dengan keajaiban, Zakharia bapaknya yang menjadi bisu hingga akhirnya menjadi sembuh ketika menamai anak nya dengan Yohanes. Dan hal ini pun sudah dinubuatkan ketika Zakharia berada di bait Allah dimana Zakharia menjadi bisu kemudian hari.
Dan ketika berita kelahiran Yohanes Pembabtis pun membawa sukacita bagi semua orang yang tinggal disekitar mereka. Serta ketika Maria mengandung Tuhan Yesus lalu mengunjungi Elizabeth pun, bayinya menjadi kegirangan karena kedatangan Putra Allah, serta Maria memang kerabat Elizabeth. Semua keajaiban terjadi ketika Maria mengunjungi Elizabeth.
DOA
Ya Tuhan Yesus Kristus
Ya Tuhan Yesus Kristus
Terima kasih atas berkat Mu ya Tuhan
Engkau mengutus Santo Yohanes Pembabtis untuk membuka jalan bagi Yesus Kristus
Terima kasih Ya Tuhan
Amen
Terima kasih Ya Tuhan
Amen
ENGLISH
Luke 1:57 Now the time had come for Elizabeth to give birth, and she bore a son.
Luke 1:58 And her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown great mercy to her, and they rejoiced with her.
Luke 1:59 And on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child. They were going to name him Zechariah after his father,
Luke 1:60 but his mother answered, "No, he shall be called John."
Luke 1:61 And they said to her, "None of your relatives is called by this name."
Luke 1:62 And they made signs to his father, inquiring what he wanted him to be called.
Luke 1:63 And he asked for a writing tablet and wrote, "His name is John." And they all wondered.
Luke 1:64 Immediately his mouth was opened and his tongue loosed, and he spoke, blessing God.
Luke 1:65 And fear came on all their neighbors. And all these things were talked about through all the hill country of Judea.
Luke 1:66 And all who heard them laid them up in their hearts, saying, "What then will this child be?" For the hand of the Lord was with him.
Luke 1:80 And the child grew and became strong in spirit, and he was in the wilderness until the day of his public appearance to Israel.
REFLECTION
Saint John the Baptist was the one who baptized the Lord Jesus with water in the Jordan River. The birth of Saint John the Baptist was also full of miracles. His father, Zechariah, became mute and only regained his speech when he named his son John. This event had been prophesied when Zechariah was in the temple, where he became mute that day.
The news of John the Baptist's birth brought joy to everyone living around them. Additionally, when Mary was pregnant with the Lord Jesus and visited Elizabeth, her baby leaped for joy at the arrival of the Son of God, as Mary was indeed a relative of Elizabeth. All these miracles occurred when Mary visited Elizabeth.
PRAYER
Lord Jesus Christ,
Thank You for Your blessings, O Lord.
You sent Saint John the Baptist to prepare the way for Jesus Christ.
Thank You, O Lord.
Amen.
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