Tuesday, December 4, 2018

Advent Worship: Opening Silence


My friends, we have confidence that we can enter the holy of holies by means of Jesus, through a new and living way that he opened up for us through his body. Therefore, let us draw near with a genuine heart with the certainty that our faith gives us, since our hearts are sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies are washed with pure water. (Hebrews 10)

And let us take a moment of silence to quiet our hearts and minds so we can offer up to God what is sitting on our souls this morning.

Silence.

Prayer:

Loving God, you have led us to this place, not to shield us from heartache and the pain of human life, but to heal us and inspire us, to gently redirect us, till we see the world as you do and love it with your love. Amen.

(from Iona Abbey Worship Book)

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