worship resources for Advent

Beginning Again, Advent Prayer — David Long-Higgins, USA

Loving God, Thank-you for the gift Of beginning again When all seems lost Or weariness wears down The last inch of hope. Yes, turn the page Of over-rehearsed despair Or dread of dullness Formed by too much Of just about everything. Form instead your promise When night’s weight Seems too heavy for Dawn’s readiness to […]

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Busy-ness Advent Prayer — Tod Gobledale, UK

Isaiah 40:1-11 Mark 1:1-8 God, in the busy-ness of this season, help us remember the wilderness where your people meet you over and over again. We remember how even Jesus, busy teaching, healing and seeking justice, even Jesus took time out for re-freshment, re-newal and re-creation, retreating to draw closer to you. As we remember […]

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