Fun Friday and playing tourist in our town. and today's prayer cycle

Dearest Family of Love and fellow pilgrims on our Journey!

It felt good to walk and see if I could see the lights and decorations in one of the neighborhoods. Still too early I guess. I wandered into The Historic Santa Maria Inn and it is all dolled up for Christmas. I love seeing the decorations. The Inn is glistening as usual.  I love playing tourist in my town. I wanted to go home and get dressed up and go to the wine bar but that will have to wait. I love this time of year when I can be a girly girl and wear my LBD (little black dress) and Pearls or blingey necklace. One of the things that can help elevate your mood this time of year is dressing up and going out and having fun. If you don't go out do it at home. Make time for special occasions and marking time and season. It is almost time to put the Fall Decorations away and putting up the Advent wreathe and then a little while later the Christmas decorations there is no need to  rush. I invite each one of you  walk with me on the journey of  Advent and prepare once again for the time when God became God Incarnate, Man Divine. We will start on Sunday the First Sunday of Advent. We will be putting together a progressive prayer walking framework each day we will build and add on to it. On the Second Sunday of  Advent it will be part of my sermon and will appear in the blog too. We aren't there yet . Tonight we pray, tomorrow we walk and begin to prepare.  



Thank you Lord for the gift time and season slow us down when we are in the need to rush and be at the Manger ahead of you.

Lord we pray this night for those who are ill help us to help them by our prayers and by offering help.

Lord please be with all those who travel by any form of transportation. We remember especially________.
We pray for all those who have asked us to pray for. Let us be loving and compassionate.

Give us thoughtful and responsive spirits.

Keep all those who are in law enforcement, our troops, and first responders safe from harm.

We pray for rain to heal our parched land.

Help us to be good neighbors too all our family members. Help us to love those near, strangers, and our enemies for they are family members too. Give us strength and grace to do this.

Help us to respond to the homeless, hungry, needy,lonely, and outcast not by fear but with love and compassion.

Keep us healthy and well this season and lean on us when we need  to honor our bodies more fully.

Thank you again for this opportunity to pray.

We pray for___________________________________.

We give thanks for______________________________/

We remember__________________________________

God in your mercy hear our prayers and thanksgivings and know that you will respond in your time.
May we wait patiently on you and keep working in your vineyard while we wait.  May our voices, hands, feet, and eyes, be used in your service and to your glory. Amen.


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Well lovies until tomorrow! I love you, you matter, and I am thankful for you this day and always!
Don't forget to send in your prayer requests daily!

With lots of love and Gratitude!

Sara

Music Sampler Tomorrow! Be prepared for fun!