Rise within me like the star
And make me restless
Till I journey on
To seek my peace in you
A candle is lit.
Song “Be thou my vision”
I light a candle for light, sending
prayers high into the inky heavens and
dreams deep into our human soul.
We light a candle for light. May it light our way.
The Lord’s Prayer in our own language
Psalm 78
18 And in their heart they put God to the test
By asking for food that suited their taste.
19 Then they spoke against God;
They said, “Can God prepare a table in the wilderness?
20 Behold, He struck the rock so that waters gushed out,
And streams were overflowing;
Can He also provide bread?
Will He prepare meat for His people?”
We pray for people and situations that are on our heart today ...
For Ukraine, Hong Kong, Nigeria, Syria, Belarus, Sudan, Yemen, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Taiwan, for teaching staff, for hospital staff dealing with Covid, for people who are lonely, for people who are hungry, for staff in care homes, for people suffering from war, for people imprisoned for, for people suffering from climate change, for the vulnerable and those sick and dying, for the homeless, for asylum seekers and refugees, for our government to make the right decisions, and finally for the children who we must give a better future.
May we not fail you though we face great dangers.
Give me your peace, your wisdom and your strength. Amen
When the star in the sky has gone
And the wise men have gone back to their homes
The real work of Christmas begins
To find the lost, heal the broken, feed the hungry and release the prisoner. Amen
© Janet Morley adapted
