Come to Stillness: Take a few minutes to allow your mind and heart to
be still before God.
Opening Prayer: Almighty God, who came to us long ago in the
birth of Jesus Christ, be born in us anew today by the power of your Holy
Spirit. We offer our lives as home to
you and ask for grace and strength to live as your faithful, joyful children
always. Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. (A Guide to Prayer for Ministers and
Other Servants)
Scripture Reading for the Day: Titus 2:11-14
Reading for Reflection:
“Guide our feet into the
paths of peace, that having done Your will this day, we may, when night comes,
rejoice and give You thanks…” We begin
the work that is before us this day, asking for the grace to do it well and to
the glory of God. We dress children and
get them to school, we find our places and undertake the tasks for which we
have been dreamed into being. We do the
work that is before us, the gift of study or play, the tasks and assignments,
the places to go and the people to see.
We begin to sense that our work can be changed from job and task into
service and act of kindness, from struggle for gain into the offering of gift,
from slow death into life-giving co-creation.
The work itself can become something more as we come to see ourselves as
co-laborers rather than pawns, as hands and feet of God rather than merely the
shoulders and backs of the marketplace.
We keep our eyes open for the One Who Comes among us in our daily
rounds. (Living Prayer by
Robert Benson)
Reflection and Listening: silent and written
Prayer: for the church, for others, for myself
Prayer: for the church, for others, for myself
Closing Prayer: Lord God, in this holy season of song, prayer, and laughter, may we praise you for the amazing wonders you have sent us. For shining stars, angel’s songs, and the newborn’s cry in a lowly manger, we thank you. We praise you for the Word made flesh. May we behold his glory and bask in his radiance. Be with us as we continue to celebrate this Christmas season. Amen.
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