The season of Advent begins tomorrow (Sunday, December 1st)! This is my very favorite time of year!!...We'll
be getting our Christmas tree today or tomorrow (we always do a real one, it's
just something I have to have!) and I'll have my christmas tunes going...I love
singing....but I love singing christmas music the most! (I used to sing for the Rittenhouse in
Bayfield- so much fun!) But amidst all the hustle and bustle that this season
brings to all of us, let us take time to pray and be thankful for the reason
for it all- the gift of God's loving son, Jesus, to come to earth and be our
saviour! So, each weekend I'll post a
prayer I found that goes with each of the four weeks of advent! The children will have advent wreaths at
school that we will 'light' (with orange colored tissue paper) each week. I encourage you to have your own advent
wreath at home too, as a reminder that 1) it isn't christmas quite yet and 2) this
time before christmas is to prepare ourselves for this very special day that we
celebrate the day of our Lord's birth!
(These prayers can be read to your children if you find that
you want to...but they are more intended for us, adults & parents)
The First Week of Advent
Lord God,
only you can see into my heart and know
that under all the busy-ness of my life,
there is a deep longing
to make this Advent
one that welcomes you
more deeply into my
own life.
My heart desires the warmth of your love
and my mind searches
for your Light
in the midst of the
darkness.
Help me to be a peacemaker this Advent
and to give special
love to those
who disagree with me.
Give me the strength
and courage
to forgive those who
have hurt me.
Help me to free my
heart
from the prison of my
anger and hurt.
In Jesus' name, we pray.
AMEN !
