LITURGY

Advent 2015: Week 1

December 9, 2015

As all the prophets of old

have foretold​​ it…

As John and Zachariah

and​​ Elizabeth​​ 

have promised…

 

The time is drawing near.

Hear the call to

come to the​​ Light

to​​ receive the hope

and to​​ encounter the

Dawning of the Peace!

 

Shepherds,​​ ​​ are you here?

Do you hear the call?

Are you coming to the​​ Light?

 

We are here but​​ we​​ do​​ not know​​ if we are welcome.

We do not​​ often​​ touch the beautiful and the clean.

We are coarse; we are from the fields and hillsides,

from the alleys and the roads; and we have the​​ 

dirt of life on us. ​​ Will the door be open for us?

 

Come, you are welcome here.

All are invited to the manger

of the new Kindom.

You will not be turned away.

 

Wise Ones,​​ sages and teachers,

​​ do you see the star?

Are you​​ on your way?

Are you​​ following​​ the Light?

 

We are here​​ but​​ we are unsure if we are welcome.

We are doubting if this can be true; we question

if we are welcome​​ due to our​​ doubt; ​​ even if we

have riches to bring and power to bestow, will​​ 

this​​ new​​ Kindom​​ welcome us?

 

Come, you are welcome here.

All are invited to the manger​​ 

of the​​ new​​ Kindom.

You will not be turned away.

 

 

 

 

 

Innkeeper, are you ready

with your warm beds and fine linens?

Will​​ you hear the​​ knock at the door?

Are you ready to turn on the​​ Light?

 

I am here but​​ I​​ wonder if I have the time

to welcome​​ these visitors. ​​ My inn is full; my time

is in demand. ​​ ​​ I am so busy how can I welcome​​ 

any new Kindom?

 

Come, you are welcome here

Give what you can. ​​ You are enough.

All are invited to the manger

of the new Kindom.

You will not be turned away.

 

Mary and Joseph are you​​ drawing near?

Do you hear the call?

Are you ready to bring the world a new Light

and a Dawning of the Peace?

 

We are here but we are simple people.

We have only a little faith to give.

We do not have money and we must

ride a slow, old donkey to​​ this​​ simple​​ manger.

How can we be a part of any new Kindom?

 

Come, you are welcome here.

All are invited to the manger​​ 

of the new Kindom.

You will not be turned away.

 

The time is drawing near.

Hear the call to

come to the light

to receive the hope

and to​​ encounter the

Dawning of the Peace!

 

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