Emmanuel: An Advent Dayenu
God in Flesh Made Manifest
Cycle A Gospel Lesson Sermons For Advent, Christmas, And Epiphany
In the Jewish tradition there is a liturgy and accompanying song called "Dayenu." Dayenu is a Hebrew word which can be translated several ways. It can mean: "It would have been enough," or "we would have been grateful and content," or "our need would have been satisfied."
Part of the Dayenu is a responsive reading that goes like this:
O God, if thy only act of kindness was to deliver us from the bondage of Egypt, Dayenu! -- It would have been enough.