Bible Study: The Magnificat Can Be a Dangerous Song

A new single-session Bible study on Civic Engagement

This single-session Bible study and discussion guide can be used by adults or older teens, as individuals or in small groups, for consideration of civic commitment as people of faith. Published September 2024, 3 pages, 0.192 MB.

Includes:

• Bible passage, Luke 1:26-38 and Luke 1:46-55

• Reflection by Fern Lee Hagedorn, a member of Tabernacle Lutheran Church in Philadelphia, Pa. A member of the ELCA Association of Asians and Pacific Islanders, she serves on the Southeastern Pennsylvania Synod’s anti-racism team and was part of the task force responsible for writing the ELCA social statement Faith, Sexism, and Justice: A Call to Action. Hagedorn has also served as a staffer and board member of national and international Lutheran entities and as a volunteer broadcaster on WJFF-FM, a public radio station in the Catskills Mountains of New York state.

• Prayer Gracious and loving God, Thank you for choosing Mary, and for choosing us, to be bearers of your good news. Forgive us as we confess our own self-interest over the interests of our neighbors. Grant us the courage to expose those in power who do not seek the good of your people. Increase our faith. Protect us from harm. Grant us courage. Remind us of what you have already done for us. Remind us to give thanks always.

• Songs, “Magnificat” (ELW 236) and “My Soul Does Magnify the Lord” (ELW 882)

• Discussion Questions