Good Evening Dear Family of Love!
I hope everyone had a good day and you are still awake to read this blog! Today's #AdventWord is #Awaken. How many of you are familiar with the many hymns where the words, "Awake", "Awaken", "Wake" are central this time of year? Tonight let us take a tour through a few hymns with these themes.
"Awake The Harp"
Awake The Harp
"Sleeper's Wake"
Sleeper's Wake- Bach
Wake, Awake for Night is Flying
"Awake My Soul Stretch Every Nerve"
Awake My Soul Stretch Every Nerve
Awake, Thou Spirit of the Watchmen (Crasselius)
Awake Thou Spirit of the Watchmen
Now that we have been awakened let us become alert and make vigil and light our candles and pray for the peace of the world and our extended families who are in need.
Come and save us, * O Lord God of hosts.
Come and save us, O Lord God of hosts.
Show the light of your countenance, and we shall be saved:
O Lord God of hosts.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
Come and save us, O Lord God of hosts.
V. Show us your mercy, O Lord:
R. And grant us your salvation.
Let us pray,
God wake us up out of the silences that make us complicit viewers as violence and hatred surrounds.
Awaken our Hearts and voices O, God.
God wake us up from our sleep that we may seek to know and serve you more fully.
Awaken our Hearts and voices O, God.
God wake us up to be able to speak truth to power and be the voice for the voiceless.
Awaken our Hearts and voices O, God.
God wake us up to work for justice and universal human rights.
Awaken our Hearts and voices O, God.
God wake us up from the need to be engaged in one upmanship and the pointing of fingers.
Awaken our Hearts and voices O, God.
God wake up our spirits so that we may connect with you.
Awaken our Hearts and voices O, God.
God wake up our minds so that we may seek what is true and what is right.
Awaken our Hearts and voices O, God.
God wake up our hearts so that we may love with Love Energy that will shine your Light to a fragile and broken world.
Awaken our Hearts and voices O, God.
God wake up our souls so that we may be empowered to answer your call to new life paths and vocations.
Awaken our Hearts and voices O, God.
God wake up our bodies so that we may find ourselves stronger and able to care for the least of these our family members.
Awaken our Hearts and voices O, God.
God wake up our lives from times of just casually watching the media on T.V. without being empowered to take action when we see injustice, racism, and hatred.
Awaken our Hearts and voices O, God.
God wake up and open our hearts to add our prayers and thanksgivings__________________
Awaken our Hearts and voices O, God.
God wake us up so that we may be in relationship with you and your Son Jesus whom we lift up our daily prayers in his name.
Awaken our Hearts and voices O, God.. Amen.
Additional prayers from the BCP ( BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER and BOOK OF OCCASIONAL SERVICES)
The Song of Mary Magnificat
Luke 1:46-55
My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord,
my spirit rejoices in God my Savior; *
for he has looked with favor on his lowly servant
From this day all generations will call me blessed: *
the Almighty has done great things for me,
and holy is his Name.
He has mercy on those who fear him *
in every generation.
He has shown the strength of his arm, *
he has scattered the proud in their conceit.
He has cast down the mighty from their thrones, *
and has lifted up the lowly.
He has filled the hungry with good things, *
and the rich he has sent away empty.
He has come to the help of his servant Israel, *
for he has remembered his promise of mercy,
The promise he made to our fathers, *
to Abraham and his children for ever.
The Song of Simeon Nunc dimittis
Luke 2:29-32
Lord, you now have set your servant free *
to go in peace as you have promised;
For these eyes of mine have seen the Savior, *
whom you have prepared for all the world to see:
A Light to enlighten the nations, *
and the glory of your people Israel.
May Almighty God, by whose providence our Savior Christ
came among us in great humility, sanctify us with the light
of his blessing and set us free from all sin. Amen
.
May he whose second Coming in power and great glory we
await, make us steadfast in faith, joyful in hope, and
constant in love. Amen.
May we who rejoice in the first Advent of our Redeemer, at
his second Advent be rewarded with unending life. Amen.
And the blessing of God Almighty, the Father, the Son, and
the Holy Spirit, be upon us and remain with us for ever.
Amen.
Or this.
May the Sun of Righteousness shine upon us and scatter
the darkness from before our path; and the blessing of God
Almighty, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, be among
us , and remain with us always. Amen.
Prayers from last year's blog using some of the #AdventWords from 2015!
God's invitation to live out the #AdventWords we have had so far.
#WakeUp Children! I need you to show your CALM presence to my fragile and broken world.
#Proclaim the Good News to all whom you meet and don't be afraid to show it with deeds and not so many words!
#Forgive and love your family members and yes even yourselves. Remember they might just be your enemies and hate you.
#Repent and make your way back to me Remember this is an ongoing and life changing experience.
#Worship in all my sacred spaces even if they are in war torn areas and even in a place where you don't call your church home. Your prayers are still heard in synagogue, mosque, temple, the forest, school room, and a courthouse. The world I created is Sanctuary and holy.
#Believe and know that I love you and yes believe it when I said I love all my children not just some.
#Care for the least of these! If you don't know who the least of these are just look around!
#Be- stop glorifying the holiday busy-ness and spend some time in relationship with Me.
#Surprise me by thinking outside the box and color outside the lines when getting to know your brothers and sisters of other faiths and races.
#Ask not what I can do for you, Ask what you can do for me and get rid of the gimme, gimme, gimmes.
#Dare to be challenged to serve me and find loving ways to break open the hearts of those who are hateful and enemies. Use love and Love Energy as your tools.
#Shine the my light through you to our family members and to the world. Carry my light at all times even when you yourself may need it the most.
#Wait when I tell you to wait, and don't be afraid to do it.
#Wonder is an important ingredient to have within you. It will give your life excitement and meaning. Remember the sunsets I paint? Look to them in #Wonder!
#Accept our family members where they are , who they are, and as they are. Accept with love and without condition.
Child of mine may these hash tags with meaning be your guide to living a better life in this world, serving me, and loving everyone this day and always. Amen.
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Here are the two blogs I wrote last year and I think they are apropos to the season and conditions in which we are living this day. They have the supplemental prayers.
A Voice Was Heard.............
How do we stand together during these times of heartache?
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Good Night Dearly Loved Ones! I love you and give thanks to God for you always. Don't forget we are in retreat mode preparation and that means we do our Worry Sabbath Jar/Box/ Journal work for this weekend.
With love,joy, hope, and peace,
Sara
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