God has visited the people

Luke 1:67-79
When Zechariah's tongue was loosened, he broke into a hymn of praise and thanksgiving to God for blessing him and his wife Elizabeth with a child in their old age. Like the canticle of Mary, this "Benedictus" was a compilation of Scripture and Jewish prayers. Zechariah declared that this child was destined to be a prophet of the Most High who would prepare the way for the coming of the Messiah. God had visited the people with loving-kindness and mercy. God's promise of salvation would be fulfilled in the person and ministry of Jesus Christ, the "daybreak from on high" (v 78). The light of Christ would shatter the darkness that overshadowed the people (Is 60:1), and guide them on the pathway to peace.