Rise within me like the star
And make me restless
Till I journey on
To seek my peace in you
“Longing for Light”
A candle is lit.
I light a candle for light, sending
prayers high into the inky heavens and
dreams deep into our human soul.
We light a candle for light. May it light our way.
The Lord’s Prayer in our own language
Psalm 72
May the kings of Sheba and Seba offer tributes.
11 And may all kings bow down before him,
All nations serve him.
12 For he will save the needy when he cries for help,
The afflicted also, and him who has no helper.
13 He will have compassion on the poor and needy,
And he will save the lives of the needy.
The Lord’s Prayer in our own language
We pray for people and situations that are on our heart today ...
For staff in hospitals dealing with constant crisis, for those waiting for ambulances and medical care, for all those on strike, for those who cannot afford to heat their homes because of rocketing energy prices, for those who cannot afford food because of rocketing food prices, for those who are vulnerable with Covid, for Ukraine, for Russia, for Syria, for Iran, for Hong Kong, Taiwan, for China, for people who are lonely, for people who are hungry, for people suffering from war, for people imprisoned, for people suffering because of climate change, for the vulnerable and those who are sick and those who are dying, for the homeless, for asylum seekers and refugees, for our government to make the right decisions, and finally for the children who we must give a better future.
May we not fail you though we face great dangers.
Give me your peace, your wisdom and your strength. Amen
When the star in the sky has gone
And the wise men have gone back to their homes
The real work of Christmas begins
To find the lost, heal the broken, feed the hungry and release the prisoner. Amen
Pat Nimmo and © Janet Morley adapted
