December 11 #Advent Prayer
#Saturday #Slowdown Slowdown the waiting I know this seems so counterintuitive It goes against the rush and fast pace we all feel this time of the year But even if for a minute you could pause and notice the waiting that you feel inside hold it gently asking for the grace to embrace the wait Let a contentment rise within you “that all will be well.” For there is someone greater than you that is here In the waiting And there he will be on the other side Bless the slow wait today With one long life giving breath Emmanuel God with us Amen Psalm 103:17 Dee Brill December 9 Advent Prayer
The Spirit makes known to us where He is moving In the Advent story of waiting. Are we looking for the signs of his appearance? Where do we see hope rising in another person? Where do we thirst and hunger for redemption? Even in our own souls we must look and find the places where we need Christ to come. And when we let him come and change us from the inside then others will see and know, consider and understand that the Lord has done these things for us. Look for faith and hope in another today and bless the space within to grow. We need not compare our faith with others but let us see and consider what God is stirring. “Lord may we make room for your grace to grow within us that the Holy Spirit may leap for joy when we recognize faith in another person. May we be as Elizabeth who blesses Mary with the words of affirmation. “Surely God will fulfill his promise to you as faith to believe grows inside.” So whatever you are facing today bless the faith within you. May the Lord turn your wilderness into a thriving forest and your desert into fresh life- giving springs of water. Find the star that points the way of the promised one. Who brings to us all peace and hope this advent season. Amen Lk.1:39-45,Isaiah:41:13-20, Rev.21:5-6 Dee Brill #advent #hope #faith December 8 #Advent Prayer
Choices The first woman’s yes A young woman’s yes One wanted knowledge and power One had faith and surrendered Both had questions One accountable to God who asks where are you hiding? Mary’s “ How can this be?” We all have choices every day to make To believe and trust or take things into our own hands We are all created to fulfill a purpose and promise To birth the Christ in us Make room for the Holy Spirit to grow within you this mystery; “For the praise and the glory of his grace he has granted unto us in the beloved.” Today, make a choice to say yes to grace growing in you and may his grace flow from you into the world. Today, choose to trust and come out of hiding and let his love bound you to a higher purpose than is known to you. Choose to believe and let the mystery be formed in you. Praying a “Yes, Lord, I am yours, full of grace. Let your word to me be fulfilled.” Amen Gen.3:9-10, Lk.1:26-38, Eph.1:11-12 Dee Brill Let #Peace come to you this day!
December 7 #Advent Prayer Comfort My People Peace comes when we are in need of comfort When everything within us cries out When there seems to be no other way Here is your God He comes This advent of waiting Seek Him with your whole heart Seek Peace to come in every part of you Even the hidden places where you are afraid to let him in He will gently lead you out into the light For nothing is hidden from him Receive the blessing of peace this day Let it come and lift heaviness off your shoulders Smooth out the rough edges making an open roadway appear “Lord, we will walk with peace as our guide May you go before us and behind us Keeping our hearts firm and our voices filled with strength For here you are with us Emmanuel Lord Jesus Come! Be our peace today We pray and bring peace to our broken world” Amen Isaiah 40:1-11 Dee Brill December 4 prayer
Saturday Slowdown Slowdown to feel the flicker from a small flame burning inside you It’s the promise you have been waiting for It is the hope that looks ahead to seek him and find Him with your whole heart where you are Find his plan that is meant for your good Seek his favor and you will find the promise. Slowdown and breathe in the peace that comes to you now and gives wings for your hope to rise. Let this advent hope turn into a prayer in the season of waiting Lord Jesus, Come Prince of Peace Emmanuel Come Amen Luke 1:23-25,Jeremiah 29:11-14 Dee Brill December 1 Prayer
His name given from God is given to us to keep us from falling, given to us to be holy, given to us to make us one. We are made complete through his name Jesus , where our joy is found. Come to the humble king that prays for you and me. O pray, Jesus, we believe in your truth, in the name you have given to us. We hope in your word that you will keep us as your own. We join with you in prayer this day for the world around us that needs hope and light. We thank you for the power that is in your name. It is who you are that we stand in, that we are made complete. May this joy that you have burst forth in us this day in the world you have placed us in. May we see where your name is working among us even when our words are rejected. May we know that our joy is in you and will keep us forever. O wisdom Lord and ruler Our humble king Who comes again Come to us Emmanuel Reveal yourself to the nations Amen John 17:11-21, 1Cor.4:5 Dee Brill |