Advent Art Prayer 2
God the Good Shepherd,
You tend to your flock.
You gather your lambs in your arms
and carry us close to your heart.
You gently lead us in your way.
Remain with us this day and always.
Amen
Practice Deeper Listening
Inhale:
You gather me in
Exhale:
through the hustle and bustle.
Inhale:
You keep me close
Exhale:
and call me beloved.
For Deeper Listening
Wrap yourself in a warm quilt or blanket and sip a cup of something warm as you consider what it means to be gathered in by your creator in complete love and grace.
Establish your Advent Practice.
Step 1: Set up a space in your home for your Advent readings. Make it comfortable. Add a candle. Perhaps next to your tree or at a table with a little festive placemat.
Step 2: Determine two times of the day when you might practice them so that if you miss the first one, you can lean into the second and not feel guilty.
Step 3: Each time you sit down to practice your Advent devotion, make a warm cup of something and begin with a couple of moments of silence and deep breathing. Close your eyes and breath in deeply the love of God for you. Ask the Spirit to join you. Then begin your readings.
Step 4: Have a little prayer journal nearby where you can list the things that stick with you or stand out to you during your devotion.
Step 5: Close your time with a couple of moments of silent deep breathing, thanking God for the love and grace that are freely given to you that claims you as God’s own.