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December 4, 2022
Second Sunday in Advent
Did You Know? That the second Sunday in Advent Candle is purple? and that it is called
THE BETHLEHEM CANDLE or THE CANDLE OF PREPARATION
God kept his promise of a Savior who would be born in Bethlehem. Preparation means to “get ready”. Help us to be ready to welcome YOU, O GOD! “As is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet: ‘A voice of one calling in the desert, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for him. Every valley shall be filled in, every mountain and hill made low. The crooked roads shall become straight, the rough ways smooth. And all humanity will see God’s salvation.‘ (Luke 3:4-6)
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May Your Advent and Waiting Be Blessed
Weekly Reflection
GROWING IN OUR DISCIPLESHIP
ADVENT TO PENTECOST DISCIPLESHIP CHALLENGE
December's challenge is on prayer.
Daily Prayer:
We encourage each other from Dec 1st to Dec 31st to say daily prayers from our Evangelical Lutheran Worship book, Small Catechism, and/or create our own:
WHEN YOU AWAKEN
O God, give us grace to set a good example to all among whom we live, to be just and true in all our dealings, to be strict and conscientious in the discharge of every duty; pure and temperate in all enjoyment, gracious and generous and courteous toward all; so that the mind of Jesus Christ may be formed in us and all may know that we are Christ’s disciples; in whose name we pray. Amen. (Vocation of daily life prayer on page 82 of ELW).
Or
O Loving God, to turn away from you is to fall, to turn toward you is to rise, and to stand before you is to abide forever. Grant us, dear God, in all our duties your help; in all our uncertainties your guidance; in all our dangers your protection; and in all our sorrows your peace; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. (Spiritual life; a prayer of Augustine of Hippo on page 87 of ELW).
Or
I thank you, gracious God, through Jesus Christ, Your dear Son, that You have kept my
loved ones and myself this night from all harm and danger; and I pray that You would
keep me this day also from sin and every evil, that all my doings and life may please
You. For into your hand I commend myself, my body and soul, and all things. Let Your
holy angel be with me, that evil may have no power over me. Amen. (small catechism, Martin Luther).
Or
A prayer in your own words
MIDDAY
O God, full of compassion, we commit and commend ourselves to you, in whom we live and move and have our being. Be the goal of our pilgrimage, and our rest by the way. Give us refuge from the turmoil of worldly distractions beneath the shadow of your wings. Let our hearts, so often a sea of restless waves, find peace in you, O God; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. (Protection through life prayer on page 86 of ELW).
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Lord, make us instruments of your peace. Where there is hatred, let us sow love; where there is injury, pardon; where there is discord, union; where there is doubt, faith; where there is despair, hope; where there is darkness, light; where there is sadness, joy. Grant that we may not so much seek to be consoled as to console; to be understood as to understand; to be loved as to love. For it is in giving that we receive; it is in pardoning that we are pardoned; and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life. Amen. (Spiritual Life; a prayer attributed to Francis of Assisi on page 87 of ELW).
Or
In you, God all-mighty, we have our preservation and our bliss. In you, Christ, we have our restoring and our saving. You are our mother, brother, and saviour. In you, our Lord the Holy Spirit, is marvelous and plenteous grace. You are our clothing; for love you wrap us and embrace us. You are our maker, our lover, our keeper. Teach us to believe that by your grace all shall be well, and all manner of things shall be well. Amen. (Spiritual Life; A prayer of Julian of Norwich on page 87 of ELW).
Or
A prayer in your own words
EVENING/SUPPERTIME PRAYERS
Almighty God, we humbly thank you for your goodness to us and to all that you have made. We praise you for your creation, for keeping us and all things in your care, and for all the blessings of life. Above all we bless you for your immeasurable love in redeeming the world by our Lord Jesus Christ, for the means of grace, and for the hope of glory...through Jesus Christ, our Lord, to whom, with You and the Holy Spirit, be all worship and praise, now and forever. Amen. (parts of General Thanksgiving Prayer on page 74 of ELW).
Or
Make us worthy, Lord, to serve our fellow human beings throughout the world who live and die in poverty and hunger. Give them through our hands this day their daily bread, and by your understanding love, give peace and joy. Amen. (Spiritual Life; A prayer of Mother Teresa of Calcutta on page 87 of ELW).
Or
Give thanks to the Lord, for the Lord is good. God’s love endures forever. God gives food to every creature. God provides food for the cattle and for the young ravens when they call. God’s pleasure is not in the strength of the horse, nor God’s delight in the legs of people; God delights in those who fear God, who put their hope in God’s unfailing love (psalm 136:1, 25; 147:9-11). We thank You, o God, for all Your benefits, through Jesus Christ, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit forever and ever. Amen. (Small Catechism, Martin Luther)
Or
A prayer in your own words
BEFORE BED
Gracious and holy God, lead us from death to life, from falsehood to truth. Lead us from despair to hope, from fear to trust. Lead us from hate to love, from war to peace. Let peace fill our hearts, our world, our universe. As a hen covers her chicks with her wings to keep them safe, protect us this night under your golden wings; for your mercy’s sake; through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen. (Second Peace petition in page 76 and For a Peaceful Night prayer on page 86 of ELW).
Or
Behold, God, an empty vessel that needs to be filled. My Lord, fill it. I am weak in the faith; strengthen me. I am cold in love; warm me and make me fervent, that my love may go out to my neighbour. I do not have a strong and firm faith; at times I doubt and am unable to trust you altogether. O Lord, help me. Strengthen my faith and trust in you. In you I have sealed the treasure of all I have. I am poor; you are rich and came to be merciful to the poor. I am a sinner; you are upright. With me, there is an abundance of sin; in you is the fullness of righteousness. Therefore, I will remain with you, of who I can receive, but to whom I may not give. Amen. (Spiritual Life; A prayer of Martin Luther on page 87 of ELW).
Or
I thank You, gracious God, through Jesus Christ, Your dear Son, that You have graciously kept me this day; and I pray that You would forgive me all my sins where I have done wrong, graciously keep me this night. For into Your hands I commend myself, my body and soul, and all things. Let Your holy angel be with me, that the evil foe may have no power over me. Amen. (Small Catechism, Martin Luther)
Or
A prayer in your own words
Sometime during each day, we encourage one another to pray the Lord’s Prayer
COMMUNITY PRAYER
We encourage each other to gather with two or more people in our church, and take an hour to pray together each week (ex; pray for people in our community who are in need of our prayers, as well as, the world). Pastor Wallace will be hosting an opportunity to gather together for prayer on Thursday mornings at 10:00am (Dec 1st, Dec 8th, Dec 15th, Dec 22nd)
PRAYER JOURNAL
Daily, we encourage each other to jot down a few issues, needs, people, in a journal to pray for, as well as, jot down a few things or people you are thankful for.
We encourage each other from Dec 1st to Dec 31st to say daily prayers from our Evangelical Lutheran Worship book, Small Catechism, and/or create our own:
WHEN YOU AWAKEN
O God, give us grace to set a good example to all among whom we live, to be just and true in all our dealings, to be strict and conscientious in the discharge of every duty; pure and temperate in all enjoyment, gracious and generous and courteous toward all; so that the mind of Jesus Christ may be formed in us and all may know that we are Christ’s disciples; in whose name we pray. Amen. (Vocation of daily life prayer on page 82 of ELW).
Or
O Loving God, to turn away from you is to fall, to turn toward you is to rise, and to stand before you is to abide forever. Grant us, dear God, in all our duties your help; in all our uncertainties your guidance; in all our dangers your protection; and in all our sorrows your peace; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. (Spiritual life; a prayer of Augustine of Hippo on page 87 of ELW).
Or
I thank you, gracious God, through Jesus Christ, Your dear Son, that You have kept my
loved ones and myself this night from all harm and danger; and I pray that You would
keep me this day also from sin and every evil, that all my doings and life may please
You. For into your hand I commend myself, my body and soul, and all things. Let Your
holy angel be with me, that evil may have no power over me. Amen. (small catechism, Martin Luther).
Or
A prayer in your own words
MIDDAY
O God, full of compassion, we commit and commend ourselves to you, in whom we live and move and have our being. Be the goal of our pilgrimage, and our rest by the way. Give us refuge from the turmoil of worldly distractions beneath the shadow of your wings. Let our hearts, so often a sea of restless waves, find peace in you, O God; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. (Protection through life prayer on page 86 of ELW).
Or
Lord, make us instruments of your peace. Where there is hatred, let us sow love; where there is injury, pardon; where there is discord, union; where there is doubt, faith; where there is despair, hope; where there is darkness, light; where there is sadness, joy. Grant that we may not so much seek to be consoled as to console; to be understood as to understand; to be loved as to love. For it is in giving that we receive; it is in pardoning that we are pardoned; and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life. Amen. (Spiritual Life; a prayer attributed to Francis of Assisi on page 87 of ELW).
Or
In you, God all-mighty, we have our preservation and our bliss. In you, Christ, we have our restoring and our saving. You are our mother, brother, and saviour. In you, our Lord the Holy Spirit, is marvelous and plenteous grace. You are our clothing; for love you wrap us and embrace us. You are our maker, our lover, our keeper. Teach us to believe that by your grace all shall be well, and all manner of things shall be well. Amen. (Spiritual Life; A prayer of Julian of Norwich on page 87 of ELW).
Or
A prayer in your own words
EVENING/SUPPERTIME PRAYERS
Almighty God, we humbly thank you for your goodness to us and to all that you have made. We praise you for your creation, for keeping us and all things in your care, and for all the blessings of life. Above all we bless you for your immeasurable love in redeeming the world by our Lord Jesus Christ, for the means of grace, and for the hope of glory...through Jesus Christ, our Lord, to whom, with You and the Holy Spirit, be all worship and praise, now and forever. Amen. (parts of General Thanksgiving Prayer on page 74 of ELW).
Or
Make us worthy, Lord, to serve our fellow human beings throughout the world who live and die in poverty and hunger. Give them through our hands this day their daily bread, and by your understanding love, give peace and joy. Amen. (Spiritual Life; A prayer of Mother Teresa of Calcutta on page 87 of ELW).
Or
Give thanks to the Lord, for the Lord is good. God’s love endures forever. God gives food to every creature. God provides food for the cattle and for the young ravens when they call. God’s pleasure is not in the strength of the horse, nor God’s delight in the legs of people; God delights in those who fear God, who put their hope in God’s unfailing love (psalm 136:1, 25; 147:9-11). We thank You, o God, for all Your benefits, through Jesus Christ, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit forever and ever. Amen. (Small Catechism, Martin Luther)
Or
A prayer in your own words
BEFORE BED
Gracious and holy God, lead us from death to life, from falsehood to truth. Lead us from despair to hope, from fear to trust. Lead us from hate to love, from war to peace. Let peace fill our hearts, our world, our universe. As a hen covers her chicks with her wings to keep them safe, protect us this night under your golden wings; for your mercy’s sake; through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen. (Second Peace petition in page 76 and For a Peaceful Night prayer on page 86 of ELW).
Or
Behold, God, an empty vessel that needs to be filled. My Lord, fill it. I am weak in the faith; strengthen me. I am cold in love; warm me and make me fervent, that my love may go out to my neighbour. I do not have a strong and firm faith; at times I doubt and am unable to trust you altogether. O Lord, help me. Strengthen my faith and trust in you. In you I have sealed the treasure of all I have. I am poor; you are rich and came to be merciful to the poor. I am a sinner; you are upright. With me, there is an abundance of sin; in you is the fullness of righteousness. Therefore, I will remain with you, of who I can receive, but to whom I may not give. Amen. (Spiritual Life; A prayer of Martin Luther on page 87 of ELW).
Or
I thank You, gracious God, through Jesus Christ, Your dear Son, that You have graciously kept me this day; and I pray that You would forgive me all my sins where I have done wrong, graciously keep me this night. For into Your hands I commend myself, my body and soul, and all things. Let Your holy angel be with me, that the evil foe may have no power over me. Amen. (Small Catechism, Martin Luther)
Or
A prayer in your own words
Sometime during each day, we encourage one another to pray the Lord’s Prayer
COMMUNITY PRAYER
We encourage each other to gather with two or more people in our church, and take an hour to pray together each week (ex; pray for people in our community who are in need of our prayers, as well as, the world). Pastor Wallace will be hosting an opportunity to gather together for prayer on Thursday mornings at 10:00am (Dec 1st, Dec 8th, Dec 15th, Dec 22nd)
PRAYER JOURNAL
Daily, we encourage each other to jot down a few issues, needs, people, in a journal to pray for, as well as, jot down a few things or people you are thankful for.
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PRAYER REQUEST "Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God." Philippians 4:6
Please use the request form to share with us your prayer request. Let us know who you would like to have pray for you: our pastor, our prayer team, our congregation during prayers at our service. PLEASE NOTE: All prayer request details that you include will be kept strictly confidential.
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