Here’s a beautiful Advent prayer of dedication followed by a closing benediction. They were written by John van de Laar and posted on his Sacredise.com website.
We Offer our Gifts and Ourselves to God
In this moment of worship
we embrace Your presence again, O God.
And we offer You our love.
In this moment of prayer
we proclaim again Your purpose for the world, O Saviour.
And we offer You our resources.
In this moment of giving
we hear Your call again, O Lord.
And we offer You ourselves.
Use us – all that we have and all that we are
to touch the world with the Christmas message:
God is love. God is with us. God will never leave us.
So, may the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ
The Love of God
and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit
Be with us all now and forever. Amen.
— John van de Laar, in A Liturgy for Advent and Christmas, on his Sacredise.com website. Be sure to visit that site for many other excellent worship resources for Advent and Christmas worship.
For more worship resources for the season of Advent, see this index of Advent Worship Resources, or click on Advent 1, 2, 3, or 4 in the list of “Labels” at the lower right side of the page.
For other prayers and prayer resources on this blog, see this Scriptural Prayer Index or this Topical Prayer Index. For other benedictions, click on Benedictions in the list of “Labels” at the right, or see this Benediction index.
