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 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.
Song “The truth sent from above”
We say the Lord’s Prayer in our own language
Isaiah 25
On this mountain the Lord Almighty will prepare
a feast of rich food for all peoples,
a banquet of aged wine—
the best of meats and the finest of wines.
7 On this mountain he will destroy
the shroud that enfolds all peoples,
the sheet that covers all nations;
8 he will swallow up death forever.
The Sovereign Lord will wipe away the tears
from all faces;
he will remove his people’s disgrace
from all the earth.
The Lord has spoken.
We pray this Advent time, a time of waiting, for peace, throughout the world, for Gaza, for Israel, for Ukraine, for Russia, Syria, Afghanistan, Sudan, Hong Kong, China, where little children cannot sleep because of the sound of bombs falling, where people are imprisoned for protesting about the abuse of human rights, where temperatures soar because of climate change and forests burn, for the vulnerable in this time and those sick and dying, for the homeless in their own country and those far from home, for asylum seekers and refugees the world over. May we not fail you though we face great dangers. Give us your peace, your wisdom and your strength. Amen
Song “Inishowen”
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.
