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First Sunday of Advent Daily Advent Prayer “Lord, open my lips, and my mouth shall declare your praise.” Entrance Antiphon: To you, my God, I lift my soul, I trust in you; let me never come to shame. Do not let my enemies laugh at me. Collect: Grant your faithful, we pray, almighty God, the resolve to run forth to meet your Christ with righteous deeds at his coming, so that, gathered at his right hand, they may be worthy to possess the heavenly kingdom. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever .* Todays Readings Daily Meditation: We are the clay and you the potter. We begin Advent candidly coming before the Potter who made us. We cry out for help: Oh, that you would rend the heavens and come down! Lets begin this week with a deeply felt prayer. Even if we dont know exactly what we need or long for, today, lets try to express our desire for Gods help and assistance. Why do you let us wander, O LORD, from your ways, and harden our hearts so that we fear you not? Isaiah 63 Lord, make us turn to you; let us see your face and we shall be saved. Psalm 80 Todays Daily Reflection Intercessions: To God our Father, who has given us the grace to wait in graceful hope for the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ, let us make our prayer: Show us your mercy, Lord. Sanctify us in mind and body, - keep us without sin until the coming of your Son. Make us walk this day in holiness, - and live upright and devout lives in this world. May we be clothed in our Lord Jesus Christ, - and filled with the Holy Spirit. Lord, help us to stand watchful and ready, - until your Son is revealed in all his glory. Closing Prayer: Lord God, I sense your power, your might and I stand in awe, painfully aware of how poor and weak I am before you. As I begin this Advent journey, teach me to turn to you in my fear and sorrow. I dont want to keep making my heart hard against you turning a deaf ear to your invitation. Only you can help me to soften, to be like the clay in your gentle potters hands. May the Lord bless us, protect us from all evil and bring us to everlasting life. Amen.
Posted on: Mon, 01 Dec 2014 15:25:36 +0000

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