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Advent wreath with all candles lit and Christ Candle glowing in the center

Prayer for Christmas Day

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Holy One, 
The pomp is done,
the candles on the Advent wreath are spent. 
Only your Light remains. 
We come to you, as you came to us:
vulnerable and weak, weary and filled with joy. 
Would you,
who squeezed all your infinite self
into a finite human frame for our sakes, 
enlarge our capacity to receive your love?
And loving you more, let us enter your infinite realm,
no longer weak and weary, 
but made one with you, 
infinite Love,
unmeasured grace,
Holy,
One. 
Amen.

Prayer for the Third Monday in Advent

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Stop being afraid. The Lord favors you.
Me, Lord? How can I possibly magnify you? 
How can I make you any bigger than you are?
Nothing is impossible with God.
Well, I wish you’d get to it, Lord. Bring down the mighty and fill the hungry with good things, and fulfill your promise of peace among the nations.

O Leader of the House of Israel,
giver of the Law to Moses on Sinai:
come to rescue us with your mighty power!

And while you’re at it …
comfort those who mourn, 
be present to the lonely,
heal the sick,
provide for the poor,
show mercy, Lord.
Why do you think I have come to you, favored one?
Stop being afraid. You get to it.
Here am I, the servant of the Lord; let it be with me according to your word. Amen.

Prayer for the Second Monday in Advent

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Holy and Immediate God,
urgently calling us out of ourselves
to turn around and see you,
help us see the urgency of your coming.
In this bleak midwinter – or midsummer –
let ‘the beginning of the Good News’ grow in us.
Guide us as we answer John the Baptizer’s call to
prepare the way of the Lord
in our own hearts,
in our world,
in your will.

Amen.

snow-covered trees

Prayer for the First Monday in Advent

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December 4, 2023

Your advent is upon us, Lord. 
In the fullness of time, you said, you would come to us.
And here you are,
In one whose hope has worn thin,
In one whose “To Do” list never gets done,
In one who doubts but still trusts,
And in one who believes but still wonders.
In the Bread and in the Cup,
Here you are, just as you said you would be:
God with us, in the fullness of time.
Holy One, as you come toward us, may we come toward you.
May your advent be ours, too.
In the fullness of your time,
May our times be in your hands,
Through Christ our Lord. Amen.