Light of Light,
we turn our faces toward your dawning:
let us gather before your altar, Lord,
to worship You and sing your praise!
We wait and watch in hope and trust,
and seek to do your will with joy,
O Creator and Redeemer.
Like a shepherd, O Savior,
take us securely into your arms,
lovingly bearing us upon your breast,
that we may be renewed for your service.
O God, you have spoken peace to your children;
may peace take root in our hearts,
planted in the soil of justice and mercy.
May we hear the voice of the prophets,
and turn again toward right pathways, O Holy One,
that our daily life may reflect your grace and truth.
By the power of God's abundant grace and loving-kindness,
may we renounce all that divides us
or lures us away from the light of God's love.
Merciful God, may we minister to each other
in holiness and hope,
and walk gently upon the Earth you have made.
Give your angels charge, O God,
over all who stand in the need of prayer,
and pour out your blessing, Lord Christ,
over those whose cares we lift before You.
Amen.
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