Third Week of Advent, Saturday, December 21, 2024
Today, we invite you to reread, rest, and reflect on the prayers of the past week.
Lectionary Readings for Today: Weekly Review
Psalm 80:1-7
Isaiah 66:7-11
Luke 13:31-35
I find peace and joy within your veil today, Mighty Saviour, and thank you for…
Fill us with hope and mercy, so we will find joy and strength to worship you within the storms. Send the light of your love to shine over the landscape of our hearts. Lengthen the days, and set us on fire for you, so we will share your love and joy with each other as we journey together on your Ancient Path.
“How great our joy; great our joy!” We have been made Holy by the blood of Christ; our sins have been forgiven, and God has forgotten them. Thank you, Adonai, for putting your law of love in our hearts and minds. We are guided by your Spirit.
Loving Divine Family,
We enter your sacred prayer space, joyfully playing our instruments, dancing, and singing. We focus on the music and songs, but also admit that sometimes we lose sight of you. We sometimes worship our acts of devotion instead of worshipping you. In those times, we only worship the thought of you.
I am coming home to you today, O LORD, and thank you for…
We hold to the hope that you are fixing this broken world. Creation has been crying to you. We also cried with creation in the wilderness. Stretch forth your healing across this landscape, LORD, so our cries will be answered and peace will be restored.
Thank you, Jesus, for being the same today, yesterday, and forever. Adonai, your love is constant. Thank you, our strength comes from you, God. With joy, we sing your praises. Thank you for suffering the ultimate sacrifice, so our sins are forgiven, and we can approach God with confidence. We are blessed.
We enter your sacred prayer space, responding to your call to wake up and sing. We have been still for a long time. We have been worshipping, working, and waiting for you to return. We are excited as you reveal your coming to us.
Today, we invite you to reread, rest, and reflect on the prayers of the past week.
Lectionary Readings for Today: Weekly Review
Isaiah 12:2-6
Amos 9:8-15
Luke 1:57-66;
Remove all barriers of doubt from us, so we will trust you completely and give freely to others. Remove all resistance from us, so we will freely receive all you have promised.
O God, we put our trust in you. We are not afraid, because you save and give us strength. We join the choir of believers, both living and those who have gone before us, singing out against fear and offering your praise. Your loving presence gives us peace.