Praying Advent: Day 1
Praise Lauds (Traditional hour: dawn/waking up)Laudate, omnes gentes, laudate Dominum![Sing praises, all people, sing praises to the Lord!]We greet the new day by praising the Creator.Opening:
Praise the Lord, O my soul:Praise God’s holy name.
Scripture
The days are surely coming, says the Lord, when I will fulfill the promise I made to the house of Israel and the house of Judah. In those days and at that time I will cause a righteous Branch to spring up for David; and he shall execute justice and righteousness in the land. In those days Judah will be saved and Jerusalem will live in safety. And this is the name by which it will be called: "The Lord is our righteousness." - Jeremiah 33:14-16 NRSV
Meditation
Pay attention during worship today. What part of the gathering fills your heart?
Prayers
Come, Emmanuel, come dwell with me.Hope of the world and Word of life:Come, Emmanuel, come dwell with me.
Going Out
Praise the Lord, O my soul:Praise God’s holy name.
Prayer form adapted from:1Daily prayer for all seasons. (2014). New York, N.Y.: Church Publishing.