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Ignite Love - Advent 4 Prayer

12/21/2019

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Divine Light,
Lover of the universe
Love incarnate 
Love that is alive all over
our world today:
Warm our hearts and
melt our indifference.
Ignite love within us 
that is big enough 
to overcome our 
smallness, and 
big enough to extend 
to all the earth 
and all our 
more-than-human 
neighbours. 
Luminous Love, 
shine deep within, 
with a light that 
shares the darkness
with a graciousness that 
does not overpower.
May we, too,
be bearers of the Light.
Amen.

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Ignite Joy - Advent 3 Prayer

12/14/2019

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Divine Light, 
In these darkening days, 
We pray that you would ignite joy
In our hearts and world.
We know that this season
Isn’t always joyful, 
But we pray that we might
find joy in simple ways -
Joy in a glimpse of a red cardinal,
Joy in fresh air in our lungs,
Joy in the sweet taste of chocolate,
Joy in a candle’s light in the window,
Joy in reading a book with a child,
Joy in the sun breaking through the clouds,
Joy in the warmth of a cat on your lap,
Joy in steam swirling from a cup of tea,
Joy in snowflakes falling from the sky,
Joy in time with friends,
Joy in finding tiny tracks in the snow,
Joy in the scent of cinnamon,
Joy in a silent night sky,
Joy in awakening to greet a new day.
May each moment of joy 
be a reminder of your presence
and of the sacred beauty of 
your incarnation in our world.
Amen.

​- Wendy Janzen
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Ignite Peace - Advent 2 Prayer

12/11/2019

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Divine Light, 
In these darkening days, 
we pray that you would ignite joy
in our hearts and world.
We know that this season
isn’t always joyful, 
but we pray that we might
find joy in simple ways -
Joy in a glimpse of a red cardinal,
Joy in fresh air in our lungs,
Joy in the sweet taste of chocolate,
Joy in a candle’s light in the window,
Joy in reading a book with a child,
Joy in the sun breaking through the clouds,
Joy in the warmth of a cat on your lap,
Joy in steam swirling from a cup of tea,
Joy in snowflakes falling from the sky,
Joy in time with friends,
Joy in finding tiny tracks in the snow,
Joy in the scent of cinnamon,
Joy in a silent night sky,
Joy in awakening to greet a new day.
May each moment of joy 
be a reminder of your presence
and of the sacred beauty of 
your incarnation in our world.
Amen.

​​- Wendy Janzen
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Ignite Hope - Advent 1 Prayer

12/11/2019

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Divine Light who shines in the darkness,
This Advent season
ignite hope in our lives
and in our world:
in all the places where we are
broken, hurting, and overwhelmed.
Things are a mess, God, 
and it is tempting to 
turn away, avert our eyes, 
avoid the truth.
It is in the midst of messiness
that we light a candle, 
acknowledging our grief
and longing for hope
in the same breath.
We hold out for hope
that will outshine despair and desecration.
May our hope in your presence 
carry us through these days,
lighting our way.
Amen.

 - Wendy Janzen
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