December 10 Prayer

December 10 Prayer

O come, O come, Emmanuel
And ransom captive Israel.
That mourns in lonely exile here,
Until the Son of God appear,
Rejoice,Rejoice! Emmanuel
Shall come to you, O israel.

The whole world is waiting now more than ever.
Waiting for the vaccine, waiting for a cure, for help to come,
waiting for this time of mourning to be over.

As people of hope how do we rejoice when in captivity?

Advent is when we are waiting for His appearing, for the son of God
to ransom and free us.

We stop and look for him everywhere.

Yes, we look for miracles and breakthroughs and for sickness and death to be no more.
Jesus tells us that the kingdom of God is near, He is here.
Isaiah the prophet foretold of how the kingdom would appear.

‘Blind eyes opened
deaf ears unstopped
lame will leap and the mute will sing for joy!’
Waters will gush forth in the wilderness and fresh streams in the desert. Is.35:5

Look for His appearing
in the first awakening breath you take
the first view your eyes gaze upon
the wonder of the sky and ground.

Look for His appearing
now and to come,
so your mourning does not take you down
but your hope raises you up.

He will save you, He will take each of your right hands, the sign for victory and will help you!
What better help could you ever find here on earth?

Fear not, be strengthened in your weakness and take courage. Is.41:13

Surrender all that is dragging you down now and let the holy trinity take your hand and raise you up.
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‘We thank you God that you have come to save us!
We give to you all of our worries, all of our concerns, our griefs and cares.
We take hold of your hand and allow you to guide us on the pathway of joy.

Open our eyes and ears so we may see you and hear you and find
your gushing stream in this desert time.
And may we all drink from your life- giving waters.

Rejoice, Rejoice!
Emmanuel,
God with us.
Come, Lord Jesus, Come

Amen