Advent Art Prayer 21
God of the Heavens,
When life gets difficult, may we find a song for you.
When we are afraid, may we find strength in you.
When we miss you in the eyes of others, may you remind us that your love is for all creation.
God, you claim us.
God, you love us.
May we join with all the earth to sing your praise.
Amen
Practice Deeper Listening
Inhale:
I sing to you
Exhale:
A new song
Inhale:
I sing to you
Exhale:
Like the trees in the forest
For Deeper Listening
What is your favorite hymn?
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