As this year becomes the past and God’s light gives way to hope’s new dawning light:
O
Christ,
Our gift of
Mercy great, of grace,
God’s love we richly undeserve,
We give you thanks and praise
For foreshortening the time of your deliverance,
Of entering into our darkness, shining bright,
Illumining the way and teaching us new ways to go.
Forgive us for our waywardness, our lack of vision,
Our inattentive hard-of-hearing, our tongue-tied witness,
And our careless treatment of your creation.
In the midst of Advent waiting, thinking of our world affairs,
Help us who, like shepherds long ago, tend only to our business
To know that there are more than our concerns only.
Shock us with your holy greeting. Call us to your manger, eating place,
To be fed, to know Your presence now among us
In the wine and in the bread. As we come before you, reaching out on bended knee,
May we know your love that comes from Cross, the tree,
For Us,
Our hope;
Wonderful
Counselor,
Mighty God, Prince of Peace.
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