Opening Prayer: O Lord God, whose chosen dwelling is the heart
of the lowly; we give thee thanks that thou didst reveal thyself in the holy
child Jesus, thereby sanctifying all childhood in him. We beseech thee to make us humble in faith
and love, that we may know the joy of the Gospel that is hidden from the wise
and prudent and revealed unto babes.
Amen. ~The Book of Common Worship
Scripture: Isaiah 2:1-5
Journal: What does it mean for you, this day and this
season, to walk in the light of the Lord? Where or how do you need to beat your swords
into plowshares and your spears into pruning hooks?
Reflection:
To pray means to wait for the God who comes. Every prayer-filled day sees a meeting with
the God who comes; every night which we faithfully put at his disposal is full
of his presence.
And his coming and his presence are not
only the result of our waiting or a prize for our efforts; they are his
decision, based on his love freely poured out.
His coming is bound to his promise, not to
our works or virtue. We have not earned
the meeting with God because we have served him faithfully in our brethren, or
because we have heaped up such a pile of virtue as to shine before heaven.
God is thrust onward by his love, not
attracted by our beauty. He comes even
in moments when we have done everything wrong, when we have done nothing. (The
God Who Comes by Carlo Carreto)
Prayer
Closing Prayer: Help me to be attentive, Lord Jesus, to all of
the ways and all of the places and all of the people through whom you will come
to me today. You are, and have always
been, the God who comes. Thank
you that your heart will not allow you to stay away. Come, Lord Jesus! (Watch and Wait by
Jim Branch)
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