Lighting the Second Candle on the Advent Wreath

If you have an Advent Wreath at home, pray for faith in this second week of the season as you light the first and second candles each day. If you don't have an Advent Wreath - light any candle and pray for faith. If you have no candle, simply stay right here with candles above and pray for faith...  And yes: pray this same litany on each night of the second week of Advent...

As we light the second candle on the Advent wreath, 
let's pray for the gift of faith...

For the deepening of faith
   in those who have it...
for the gift of faith
   for those who seek it...
for the strengthening of faith
   in those who doubt...
for any whose faith
   is shaken or broken...
for stronger faith
   that leads us to act...
for harmony and unity
   among people of different faiths...

God, give us:

the faith we need to help us live,
the faith we need to help us love,
the faith we need to help us believe,
the faith we need to give us hope,
the faith we need to act...
the faith we need to to speak up and speak out...

Give us faith that leads us:
to share what we have in serving the hungry;
to work for peace and to keep it;
to establish justice for the poor and oppressed;
to restore the beauty of your creation...

God, give us faith in you
and in our neighbors
and in ourselves...

Amen.

Having lit the candle and prayed for faith, 
choose one of the songs below to conclude your prayer...
 

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