If you’re anything like me chances are you’ve laid awake one too many nights with a mind full of anxious thoughts. Although sometimes these thoughts are about danger and harm, they are often about the regular duties of life. People care deeply about their daily duties…
Read MoreA long time ago, in old Israel dwelling
There lived a man Jonah, whose story I’m telling.
Now Jonah was special, what they call a prophet,
Who spoke with the Lord, not a person to scoff at…
God gives us more than we can handle
Be it grief, pain, loneliness, scandal…
God of Light and Life,
As we prepare our hearts this Advent,
at the end of a trying year…
Oh, come, ye unfaithful
Broken and polluted!
Oh, come ye, oh, come ye…
Advent conceives a hope in the heart:
Creation reborn, a brand new start.
Eden becomes the trough of the beast…
This responsive prayer focuses on our need for forgiveness as well as an assurance of the hope that we have in Christ. While it pairs nicely with several Lenten hymns, it could be used throughout the year.
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