Season of Hope - Advent 3

SHARING IN HOPE:

HOW COOKING IN HOPE HELPS REFUGEES IN LEBANON

For Advent 2021 we will be using Candle Lighting Liturgies from Lutheran World Relief in support of their Season of Hope project.  

ADVENT WEEK 3   |   CANDLE LIGHTING LITURGY     SUNDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2021

God of Generosity, as the days grow shorter, increase our
devotion to you. Help us to listen for your voice. We wait in
hope. We light candles trusting that the smallest flame can
drive out our greatest fears. We anticipate your coming
among us with peace and thankfulness. As we await your
coming, light a flame within us:
MAY WE SHINE WITH THE BRIGHTNESS OF YOUR HOPE.

God of Generosity, as we light this third candle, increase in
us a desire to share your love. Open our eyes to see what we
have been given, and to offer our gifts to others. If we have
food and clothing, help us to share. If we have hope, help us
to share. Light a flame within us:
MAY WE SHINE WITH THE BRIGHTNESS
OF YOUR GENEROSITY.

God of Generosity, we remember today our sisters and
brothers in Lebanon. You are a God who knows what it means
to wander and seek safety and shelter. Provide peace and
calm to those who flee their homes in Syria. Give them food,
shelter and welcoming hearts. We pray for their safety, and
trust that you walk with them. Light a flame within us:
MAY WE SHINE WITH THE BRIGHTNESS OF YOUR HOPE.

God of Generosity, open our hearts, minds and hands. Help
us to see the abundance in our midst.
GUIDE US IN THESE ADVENT DAYS UNTIL OUR SAVIOR IS
BORN AMONG US.

Turn our attention to you, the One who is our song, our hope
and our joy. We pray all this in the name of Jesus, the light
that has no end.
AMEN.