The following prayer was posted by John Birch of faithandworship.com on the Light for the Journey Facebook page a couple of days ago.
The Advent story
of hope and mystery,
anticipation,
preparation,
a kingdom
of this world and the next,
and a king
appearing when we least expect.
Heaven touching earth,
the footsteps of the divine
walking dusty roads
as once they did in Eden,
and a people,
searching for a Saviour
and walking past
the stable.
Open eyes and hearts,
that this might be
an Advent of hope to the world.
as once they did in Eden,
and a people,
searching for a Saviour
and walking past
the stable.
Open eyes and hearts,
that this might be
an Advent of hope to the world.
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May others who have not found this hope see these “footsteps of the divine” as we pass and share the story with them.
http://textsincontext.wordpress.com/2012/11/27/improbable-advent-prepare-ye-the-way/
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