Here’s a pastoral prayer inspired by Psalm 122, the
suggested psalm reading for the first Sunday of Advent, Year A. It was written by Rev. Elizabeth Aguilar.
Pastoral
Prayer
(inspired by Psalm 122)
God of love and mercy,
thank
you for your great gift of your Child, Jesus Christ,
who
fills us with all that we need.
Merciful God,
Merciful God,
we
are fully aware that not all your children
are
able to bask in joy or peace during this season.
We pray for peace within all walls:
We pray for peace within all walls:
walls
within our own homes,
walls
that surround each city and town.
We pray that during this season of Advent
We pray that during this season of Advent
we
may usher your promise of salvation into our lives
and
that we may share the Good News of our Savior with others.
We pray that the promise of your birth
We pray that the promise of your birth
may
be the promise that we live in and share at home,
at
work and at school.
May we be moved to compassion and action in your name.
May we be moved to compassion and action in your name.
We pray this in the powerful name of Jesus Christ
who
taught us all to pray saying...
~
written by Rev. Elizabeth Aguilar, in First Sunday of Advent: Peace Within
All Walls. Posted on the United Church of Christ’s Worship Ways website. http://www.ucc.org/worship/worship-ways/year-a/ace/advent-peace-within-all.html
