May Advent 2025 be a time of deep reflection on the gospel and the reason for the season.
O God,
Make us feel again.
Make us know our need.
Make us hate sin.
Make us love righteousness,
Make us hate the corruption in our own hearts.
Make us a people who see our own sin
–before the sin of anyone else.As we enter this season of advent,
celebrating our Savior taking on flesh
to pay for our sins,
Make us a people who own our wickedness–
……who are repulsed by our stain,
……who are willing to cry out in lament over our shame,
……who will truly long to be the peacemakers
……….that You call us to be.Make us mercy givers.
Make us grace extenders.
Make us poor in spirit.
Make us pure in heart.
Make us willing to endure persecution and hatred
for You and Your kingdom.Rule and overrule everything in us
that is raised up against a willingness
to do your will,
so that we will be to the praise of Your glory.
Please God, do this great work in us
that world might see You instead of us
this Christmas season.Cf. Matthew 5:1-12 and Ephesians 1:12, 14
Adapted from
Liturgies for Life: Companion to a Life of Prayer,
(The Sojourning Press, 2025), p. 128
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