Pause for Prayer: SUNDAY 12/14

On the third Sunday of Advent the church rejoices that we're half way down the path to our celebration of Christmas.  Sometimes, however, our personal emotions are hard put to match the season alive around us.  When it's not easy to find joy, when it's difficult to rejoice, we might pray this way...

 

I rejoice, Lord,
in every joy I've ever known

and those I’ve now forgotten –

help me cherish them 

and savor every one...

 

I rejoice in all my simple joys:
summer days and winter snows,
and many others 

lost as memory fades...

 

I rejoice in those 

who've loved me well,

my family, friends and anyone

who gently crossed my path... 

 

I rejoice in your desire, Lord, 

to bless my heart with joy

and fill me with serenity 

and peace…

I rejoice in your forgiving me

each time I turn and ask you

for your mercy 

and your pardon…

 

I rejoice in deeply trusting, Lord, 

that even when I'm sad

joy is waiting 

to surprise me… 

In all things I find joy, Lord,
and praise your holy name:
today's a day that you have made
and in it I rejoice...

 

Amen.  

 

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