Let the God of Glory Enter
Psalm 24 is a ritual expression of welcoming God into worship. In history, God has manifested salvation through concrete signs: swords beaten into plowshares (Advent 1); wolf dine with a lamb (Advent 2); blind, deaf, lame healed (Advent 3). When we sing “Let the God of Glory enter”, we profess our openness to letting God in unlike Ahaz who refused God’s entrance into history. We stand with Joseph who accepted a seemingly impossible sign and did as God commanded. We continue to ready for the most enfleshed sign of all, the birth of Jesus.
God owns this planet and all its riches.
The earth and every creature belong to God.
God set the land on top of the seas and anchored it in the deep.
Who is fit to climb God’s mountain and stand in the holy place of God?
Whoever has integrity: not chasing shadows, not living lies.
God will bless them, their savior will bring justice.
These people long to see the Holy One,
they seek the face of Jacob’s God.
[verses adapted from The Psalter © 1995, Archdiocese of Chicago: Liturgy Training Publications.]