Let Your Face Shine - Advent Candle Liturgy for Christmas Fund
2011 Christmas Fund
Advent Candle Liturgy
The Fourth Sunday of Advent
December 18, 2011
We gather this morning around our
Advent wreath. Three of these candles
have burnt down, (and one, or more,
has been restored).
Because we use them so much in living
the Christian life. We always have hope
in our voices, peace in our hands, joy in
our hearts. Hope and peace and joy have
shined on us and through us this month.
Let us relight these candles and pause
in their glow.
Light the Candle of Hope,
the Candle of Peace, and the
Candle of Joy.
The psalmist pleads the case of God’s
people, “Turn again, O God of hosts;
look down from heaven and see…Restore
us, O God, let your face shine, that we
may be saved.” (Ps80)
And God responded with love, love
in a manger, love on the Sea of Galilee,
love on a hillside, love in an open tomb.
Today we light the Candle of Love.
Light the Candle of Love
Love is the light that shines in the
darkness and the darkness has not
overcome it. It is the beginning and
the end of all our Advent preparations
and our Christmas celebrations.
Posada-love, pageant-love, fir tree-love,
even fruitcake-love, all love finds its
birth in God.
Let us pray…
Emmanuel, let us this morning and all this
week long be fully open to receive your love
for ourselves and to offer love to others.
Some are here every Sunday but need your
love to keep their Christmas from being “blue.”
Others are ill or lonely or undocumented
in this land. Still others simply wander in
because they saw a Christmas Eve service
in some holiday movie and need a little white
candle.
Because your face shines upon us, we promise
to love every friend and stranger you draw
to your manger. Amen.
Both active and retired clergy and lay employees
experience love as emergency assistance in time
of need from the annual Christmas Fund.
The psalmist remembers the relationship of love
between God and God’s people. “Restore us, O
God; let your face shine, that we may be saved.”
Emmanuel, your face shines on our lives and they
are filled with love. As your star leads to the stable
where God’s love is born, we call upon you to light
our manger-paths.
Shine on the person in the hospice and the volunteer
who visits in spite of the holiday rush. Shine on
newborns and their parents, neonatal nurses and
foster families, long adoption processes and those
coping with unexpected pregnancies. Shine on
preachers who want to say something new and
politicians who try to say something true.
Because we know you have first loved us, and
because we continually experience the Holy Spirit’s
love through this church and your precious world,
let our faces reflect to others this final week of
Advent the love you shine in us. Amen.
Gather around the Advent wreath as the candles of Hope, Peace, Joy, and Love are lit, reflecting the light of God's love and salvation. Let us be open to receiving and sharing love with all, especially during the Christmas season. The annual Christmas Fund offers assistance to clergy and employees in need during this time.
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Let your face shine Psalm 80 2011 Christmas Fund Advent Candle Liturgy The Fourth Sunday of Advent December 18, 2011
Let your face shine Psalm 80 We gather this morning around our Advent wreath. Three of these candles have burnt down, (and one, or more, has been restored). Because we use them so much in living the Christian life. We always have hope in our voices, peace in our hands, joy in our hearts. Hope and peace and joy have shined on us and through us this month. Let us relight these candles and pause in their glow.
Let your face shine Psalm 80 Light the Candle of Hope, the Candle of Peace, and the Candle of Joy.
Let your face shine Psalm 80 The psalmist pleads the case of God s people, Turn again, O God of hosts; look down from heaven and see Restore us, O God, let your face shine, that we may be saved. (Ps80) And God responded with love, love in a manger, love on the Sea of Galilee, love on a hillside, love in an open tomb. Today we light the Candle of Love.
Let your face shine Psalm 80 Light the Candle of Love
Let your face shine Psalm 80 Love is the light that shines in the darkness and the darkness has not overcome it. It is the beginning and the end of all our Advent preparations and our Christmas celebrations. Posada-love, pageant-love, fir tree-love, even fruitcake-love, all love finds its birth in God.
Let your face shine Psalm 80 Let us pray Emmanuel, let us this morning and all this week long be fully open to receive your love for ourselves and to offer love to others. Some are here every Sunday but need your love to keep their Christmas from being blue. Others are ill or lonely or undocumented in this land. Still others simply wander in because they saw a Christmas Eve service in some holiday movie and need a little white candle. Because your face shines upon us, we promise to love every friend and stranger you draw to your manger. Amen.
Let your face shine Psalm 80 Both active and retired clergy and lay employees experience love as emergency assistance in time of need from the annual Christmas Fund.
Let your face shine Psalm 80 The psalmist remembers the relationship of love between God and God s people. Restore us, O God; let your face shine, that we may be saved.
Let your face shine Psalm 80 Emmanuel, your face shines on our lives and they are filled with love. As your star leads to the stable where God s love is born, we call upon you to light our manger-paths. Shine on the person in the hospice and the volunteer who visits in spite of the holiday rush. Shine on newborns and their parents, neonatal nurses and foster families, long adoption processes and those coping with unexpected pregnancies. Shine on preachers who want to say something new and politicians who try to say something true. Because we know you have first loved us, and because we continually experience the Holy Spirit s love through this church and your precious world, let our faces reflect to others this final week of Advent the love you shine in us. Amen.
Let your face shine Psalm 80
