NIGHT PRAYER: Friday 12/17

 

A little background...

 

Christmas is just a week away! Beginning tonight, in the prayer of the church, there are special introductory verses sung at Evening Prayer, each naming a particular "title" of the Lord whose coming again we await, each verse beginning with "O...." We are familiar with these special verses because they constitute the lyrics of the 7 verses of the well known Advent hymn, "O Come, O Come, Emmanuel!"   (More about these special prayers here!)

Beginning tonight, then, and right up to the feast of Christmas, Night Prayer will take its lead from these "O antiphons," the first of which is "O Wisdom..."  (Although Wisdom is a title for Christ, her persona in the scriptures is often in the feminine.)

 

O come,  O Lord, our Wisdom,

in these short, dark December days:

shine Wisdom's light upon my path

that I might walk wherever she may lead...

 

May she bring order to my chaos, 

faith to my doubt, 

reason to my foolishness 

and truth to my questions... 

 

May she shape my heart and mind 

with divine counsel, 

with knowledge of your ways, 

and with the strength of conviction... 

 

Let Wisdom be my guide and companion, 

the star that leads me to you 

in this holy Advent time 

and in all the seasons of my life... 

 

Protect me, Lord while I'm awake

and watch over me while I sleep

that awake, I might keep watch with you

and asleep, rest in your peace...

 

Amen.

Wisdom, Wisdom!  by Lori True

 

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Wisdom, Wisdom, be attentive
Wisdom, Wisdom, be attentive
Wisdom, Wisdom, open our hearts
Wisdom, Wisdom, open our hearts
    in our conflicts and chaos
    in our struggles and strong will
    in our pride and our passion
O Wisdom, Wisdom, open our hearts

Wisdom, Wisdom, be attentive
Wisdom, Wisdom, be attentive
Wisdom, Wisdom, open our hearts
Wisdom, Wisdom, open our hearts
    in all of our doubting
    in all of our choosing
    in all of our searching
O Wisdom, Wisdom, open our hearts

Wisdom, Wisdom, be attentive
Wisdom, Wisdom, be attentive
Wisdom, Wisdom, open our hearts
Wisdom, Wisdom, open our hearts
    when we're tired and closed minded
    when we think we're the wiser
    when we can't hear you calling
O Wisdom, Wisdom, open our hearts

Wisdom, Wisdom, be attentive
Wisdom, Wisdom, be attentive
Wisdom, Wisdom, open our hearts
Wisdom, Wisdom, open our hearts
    let your Word dwell within us
    let your Good News inspire us
    let your Gospel Truth shape us
O Wisdom, Wisdom, open our hearts

Wisdom, Wisdom, be attentive
Wisdom, Wisdom, be attentive
Wisdom, Wisdom, open our hearts
O, Wisdom, Wisdom, open our hearts

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