Advent Art Prayer 19
Restoring God,
The earth beneath our feet feels dry and cracked.
Life gets in the way and we feel disconnected from you.
But you continue to grow in our lives.
You plant seeds of love, peace, hope, and joy in our hearts.
You water our lives with grace and you nourish us.
May we grow the fruits of your planting.
May our lives reflect the joy of our belonging.
May we remember that the Great Gardener has not forsaken us.
You remain.
Your love is steadfast.
Your grace is sufficient.
Restore us Almighty God.
Make your face shine on us, so that we might know we are saved.
Amen
Practice Deeper Listening
Inhale:
Restore us Almighty God
Exhale:
Make your face
Inhale:
shine on us
Exhale:
that we might know
For Deeper Listening
Name the places in your life where you feel parched and dry. Think of one thing you can do to recognize that God is watering your heart with love, joy, peace, and hope.
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.
WORSHIP RESOURCE LIST:
New Revised Common Lectionary
Year A, Third Sunday in Advent
Sunday, December 18, 2022