As some understand slowness – Morning Prayer, First Wednesday of Advent

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It’s the first Wednesday of Advent in the Church Calendar. December 6, 2023

Praying today with Christen in Midlothian, Texas.

Our general order and lectionary comes from the Book of Common Prayer Daily Office. We’ll sing “Love Came Down” by Brian Johnson, Ian McIntosh, Jenn Johnson, Jeremy Edwardson, and Jeremy Riddle with a prayer of confession. We’ll read Psalm 119:1-24 followed by the Gloria Patri. Our Scripture lesson is 2 Peter 3:1-10 . We’ll say the Apostles’ Creed, the Lord’s Prayer, and the Collect of the Day followed by a time of spontaneous, prompted prayer.

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Art: For Everything There’s A Season by Kay Sasser Jacoby.

First Sunday of Advent – Almighty God, give us grace to cast away the works of darkness, and put on the armor of light, now in the time of this mortal life in which your Son Jesus Christ came to visit us in great humility; that in the last day, when he shall come again in his glorious majesty to judge both the living and the dead, we may rise to the life immortal; through him who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

Long Expected – Morning Prayer, First Tuesday of Advent

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Excited to have art by a new artist here on Morning Prayer. I met Rianna Turner at my son’s school and I first saw her do a live painting at an event! So honored that she would be a part of the community here. Be sure to check out more of her paintings!

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It’s the first Tuesday of Advent in the Church Calendar. December 5, 2023

Our general order and lectionary comes from the Book of Common Prayer Daily Office. We’ll sing “Come Thou Long Expected Jesus” by Charles Wesley and Rowland Prichard with a prayer of confession. We’ll read Psalms 5 and 6 followed by the Gloria Patri. Our Scripture lesson is 2 Peter 1:12-21 . We’ll say the Apostles’ Creed, the Lord’s Prayer, and the Collect of the Day followed by a time of spontaneous, prompted prayer.

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First Sunday of Advent – Almighty God, give us grace to cast away the works of darkness, and put on the armor of light, now in the time of this mortal life in which your Son Jesus Christ came to visit us in great humility; that in the last day, when he shall come again in his glorious majesty to judge both the living and the dead, we may rise to the life immortal; through him who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

O Come O Come Emmanuel – Morning Prayer, First Monday of Advent

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It’s the first Monday of Advent in the Church Calendar. December 4, 2023

Our general order and lectionary comes from the Book of Common Prayer Daily Office. We’ll sing “O Come O Come Emmanuel” translated by J.M. Neale with a prayer of confession. We’ll read Psalm 1, 2, and 3 followed by the Gloria Patri. Our Scripture lesson is 2 Peter 1: 1-11 . We’ll say the Apostles’ Creed, the Lord’s Prayer, and the Collect of the Day followed by a time of spontaneous, prompted prayer.

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Photo by xorge via Wikimedia Commons.

First Sunday of Advent – Almighty God, give us grace to cast away the works of darkness, and put on the armor of light, now in the time of this mortal life in which your Son Jesus Christ came to visit us in great humility; that in the last day, when he shall come again in his glorious majesty to judge both the living and the dead, we may rise to the life immortal; through him who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

Making Room – New Song for Advent

The Advent idea of “making room for Jesus” has been hitting me a lot in this season. The message this week at our church was on Revelation 3 where Jesus says, “I stand at the door and knock.” These two ideas collided for me in this new song. Making room for Jesus as King. Making room for Jesus as Lord. May He crowd out everything else!

Thanks Stephanie White and Sara Ciotti for singing with me!

Chord Chart in E

Making Room (let every heart)
Written by Ben Ward

CHORUS
let every heart prepare Him room
my soul, my strength, my life consumed

VERSE 1
I’m making room
For You my King
To overtake my heart
Move everything
That doesn’t belong
In this place
Crowding out Your goodness
Keeping grace
from overflowing from my mouth
Overrunning through my hands
From joining with Your mercy
To see and understand
In this season, in this time
I hear the knocking, the surprise
Of You seeking me
May You find me
Ready

CHORUS

VERSE 2
I’m making room
For You my Lord
To rule in all Your power
Kingdom restored
Change governments
Take Your throne
I’m laying down my claims,
My rights to what I own
You’re righteous in Your rule
From first to the last
Holy in Your judgment
The future from the past
We’re swinging wide the gates
We’re watching and we wait
For Your glory
May You find me
Ready

CHORUS

let:joy

I was in line at Starbucks yesterday and it was a Christmas extravaganza everywhere. Red, green, gold, gingerbread, peppermint, etc, etc. A canister of tea caught my attention the most, though. The name was simply “Joy.” Couple with that something my father-in-law said recently that has been bouncing around my heart: “The Scriptures say ‘let’ all the time – we have to get out of the way, relinquish control, and let.”

So I headed to my computer and began putting this together. A simple little treat for the eyes, ears, and heart to remind us to let this holiday (holy dayseason.

Music by Holley Maher via The Music Bed, Photos by David Heinlein.