From light comes life.
Deep in the earth, a seed begins to grow.
In our imagination, an idea takes root.
In a moment, love grows.
Safe in the womb, a baby turns.
A candle is lit.
We light a candle for hope, sending
prayers high into the inky heavens and
dreams deep into our human soul.
We light a candle for hope. May it light our way.
Song “Of the Fathers love begotten”
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7jICEbS4acQ
Forgive us
When we choose the wrong way
Restore us
Help us to have compassion for ourselves and others
To create a world that is good and just
And to carry your dream within us
The Lord’s Prayer in our own language
Psalm 66
Come and hear, all you who fear God;
let me tell you what he has done for me.
17 I cried out to him with my mouth;
his praise was on my tongue.
18 If I had cherished sin in my heart,
the Lord would not have listened;
19 but God has surely listened
and has heard my prayer.
20 Praise be to God,
who has not rejected my prayer
or withheld his love from me!
We pray this Advent time, a time of waiting, for people and situations that are on our hearts, for people who cannot afford to heat their homes or buy food, for those on long hospitals waiting lists, Covid ongoing in so many countries, for Ukraine, Russia, Iran, Syria, Yemen, Palestine, Israel, Hong Kong, China, our governments, for those who are alone and those suffering with depression, for the homeless, asylum seekers and refugees and victims of climate change.
May we not fail you though we face great dangers.
Give us your peace, your wisdom and your strength. Amen
In our watching and in our waiting
Come Lord Jesus
In our hopes and our fears
Come Lord Jesus
In our homes and in our world
Come Lord Jesus
Come Lord Jesus, when least expected.
©Janet Morley adapted
