Season of Hope - Advent 4

RUNNING TO HOPE:

A MOTHER'S SONG IN UGANDA

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

ADVENT WEEK 4   |   CANDLE LIGHTING LITURGY     SUNDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2021

God of Joy, we come before you with eager hearts. We still
wait in hope, and yet we are filled with your song of love. 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 Joy, as we light this fourth candle, we remember with
gratitude the song you placed in Mary’s heart. May we know
the joy of your presence. Open our hearts to meet friends and
neighbors with the same welcome Elizabeth gave Mary. May
our joy be multiplied. Light a flame within us:
MAY WE SHINE WITH THE BRIGHTNESS OF YOUR JOY.

God of Joy, we remember today our brothers and sisters in
Africa and beyond who work and steward the land to provide
for their families. Incline our hearts to listen to their prayers.
Teach us to sing a song of hope, and to join our voices as
one. Let us share our abundance so that others may not only
survive, but thrive. Light a flame within us:
MAY WE SHINE WITH THE BRIGHTNESS OF YOUR HOPE.

God of Joy, keep our spirits rejoicing and proclaiming the
holiness of God’s name.
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.