Christmas Day

It seems like the darkness has lasted so long
and now in the silence of this night
I feel a deep joy, the breaking light of your presence.

Welcome!
Welcome to this earth and into our lives.
I have longed for your to come into my life
and to be with me here in this life-and you are.
And I feel a hint of the pure happiness and peace
that awaits us in your glory.
My heart bursts with joy
and my feet dance with abandon.

Fourth Week of Advent: Christmas Eve

Thank you for your promises
and for the way I can trust in you.
I feel a new freedom in my life
and a courage I have not known before.

Fourth Week of Advent: Thursday

Purify my heart
with the hottest flame of your love.
Give me the courage of your prophets
and let me do what is right
when others do not understand.

Bless my heart with generosity
and make e ready to receive you.

Fourth Week of Advent: Wednesday

Thank you for this Advent journey.
The anticipation has filled my life
and me me long for
a closer relationship with you.

My life gets so busy that I forget to focus.
Thank you for guidance.
Thank you for the quiet moments
when I have felt your love.

Fourth Week of Advent: Tuesday

Thank you for these weeks of prayer.
In the spirit of the season
my waiting and my patience feels sacred.

Bless me heart with generosity
and make me ready to receive you.

Fourth Week of Advent: Monday

I know you are ready to answer my prayers,
ease my doubts and calm my fears.
Sometimes I don't hear your messages
because they aren't what I expect.
They aren't wearing wings or halos
but are the people standing in front of me.

Fourth Sunday of Advent

Oh, Jesus who descended from Jesse,
you are a signs of God's love;
I feel hopeful and expectant,
filled with a rebirth of joy and love.

I depend on you so much.
You are the rock of my belief
and a sign of God's love.

Fill me with your praise!
I want to sing your glory,
filled with joy
for the message of hope you send.