Here’s a prayer for the third
Sunday after Epiphany Sunday from the Christian
Aid website. It was adapted from “Invocation to the Christ of the Four
Directions” (South, West, North, East), written by Suzanne Fageol.
Prayer for Epiphany:
Christ of the North
O Christ
of the North:
You, who
bore the pain of Calvary,
You, who blessed the ones who cursed you,
You, who lay in the tomb, who in your rising,
You, who blessed the ones who cursed you,
You, who lay in the tomb, who in your rising,
fulfilled the expectations and
prophecies of the ancestors,
You, who in your ascending,
You, who in your ascending,
gave the promise of a new covenant for us all,
In the dark cold of winter,
In the dark cold of winter,
begin the quiet cycle of birth again in our hearts
as we tell your story.
As we
journey through our own winters
O Christ of the North:
O Christ of the North:
Keep
vigil with us as we bear the harsh, cold times of our lives.
Wrap us in cloaks of clarity and strength
Wrap us in cloaks of clarity and strength
when the strong, north winds of
challenge blow around us.
Help us to remember to call upon your many blessings
Help us to remember to call upon your many blessings
for our endurance and
creativity.
Keep us in honesty and truth
Keep us in honesty and truth
with the remembrance of your faithfulness even
unto crucifixion.
O Christ
of the North, guardian of us all,
we call upon you. Amen.
we call upon you. Amen.
~
adapted from “Invocation to the Christ of the Four Directions” written by Suzanne
Fageol. Posted on the Monthly Prayers page (now Weekly
Worship) of the Christian Aid
website. https://www.christianaid.org.uk/churches/weekly-worship
