Advent Art Prayer 10
Angels we have heard on high
Sweetly singing o'er the plains
And the mountains in reply
Echoing their joyous strains
Gloria, in excelsis Deo
Gloria, in excelsis Deo
God on High,
Glory to you!
As we wait for all the parts of life to happen in and through and around us, we often wish our lives away.
We believe that peace will come…after…
We believe that we can’t find joy…during…
We believe that we are alone…in the midst…
But we aren’t alone. Joy doesn’t just come in the morning, because you are with us always.
Peace isn’t fleeting, because you are the bringer of peace and you remain with us.
Thank you for this gift.
Thank you for this promise.
Help us to feel it and see it and know it in our bones even when life is working to tell us a different truth.
You are the truth.
Glory to God in the Highest!
Amen
Practice Deeper Listening
Inhale:
Peace is real
Exhale:
Peace comes with you
Inhale:
You are present
Exhale:
Your peace never leaves us
For Deeper Listening
What have you been wishing to “get through?” Pause and reflect on how God is showing up in the midst of your current truth and reality so that you might feel the peace of God even during a hard time.
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.