Advent Art Prayer 20
God of the Harvest,
When life feels dark, you send us light.
You increase our joy because you claim us as beloved.
You send us a child, a son, given that we might be saved.
You are a Mighty God. You are our everlasting Father.
You are the Prince of Peace.
Your love will have no end.
Your grace will live forever.
Thank you for being the God of life’s harvest.
In your love, we rejoice.
Amen
Practice Deeper Listening
Inhale:
You give light
Exhale:
Great Prince of Peace
Inhale:
You send the harvest
Exhale:
Almighty God
For Deeper Listening
What have you harvested this year?
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, Nativity of Our Lord
Saturday, December 24, 2022 & Sunday, December 25, 2022