God of newness,
we want to be ready…
we want to make room for you…
we want our lives to be changed by your advent.
So speak to us in our busy-ness and our quietness…
our uneven-ness and our level-ness…
our roughness and our smoothness…
so that, either way, your glory might be revealed to us.
Amen.
illumination
prayer of illumination for Advent – speak to us Lord
submitted by Rev. Andy James, First Presbyterian Church of Whitestone, New York
Speak to us, Lord.
Speak to us in the waiting, the watching,
the hoping, the longing,
the sorrow, the sighing, the rejoicing.
Speak to us by your Word in these Advent days,
and walk with us until the day of your coming. Amen.
illumination: light
Holy God,
At times, we feel as if we’re completely in the dark.
We don’t recognize that your light is always around us,
Until we realize that it’s not that we’re standing in the dark…
It’s that our eyes are shut tight…
And our hands are placed firmly and completely over them.
So give us the courage to remove our hands from our face,
And to open our eyes…
So that we may see clearly, live fully, and serve freely…
Amen.
illumination: painting the world
submitted by Rev. Scott Cervas, Meadowthorpe Presbyterian Church
Imagining God,
Words are like brushes of paint
placed perfectly upon a canvas
slowly creating an image
that reveals both simple and profound impressions.
As we gaze at this vibrant picture…
as we look for wisdom within the lines and curves…
may we recognize the beauty of our life together
and the vivid colors you imagine us spreading throughout the world.
Amen
illumination: as if we are ready…
Submitted by Rev. Scott Cervas, Meadowthorpe Presbyterian Church
Holy God,
speak to us, as if we are ready to listen;
show us, as if we are ready to see;
and send us, as if we are ready to go and be and do.
Amen.
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