Prayer 1787: Monday of the Third Week in Advent

Holy One, within the rising light we praise You,
and lift our hearts to be purified and renewed
to take up our work with steadfastness and joy.

Stir up your power, O Lord:
with your great might come among us
and within each of us,
that we may be wholly devoted to your call
to reconciliation, justice, and peace.

Drive far from us all wrong desires, Lord Christ,
and from the comforting lie of our own powerlessness
in the face of evil and wrongdoing.

Spirit of Wisdom and Truth,
keep always before us our obligation
to the poor and needy,
to the vulnerable,
the suffering,
and the lost,
and call us to righteousness, grace, and mercy.

Blessed Savior, help us establish the foundation of our lives
on compassion and reconciliation,
taking our part in the healing of creation
and in strengthening the cords of love
that unite with all the Earth.

Have mercy, O Creator and Redeemer,
and rest the hand of your blessing
on all the cares and concerns we bring before You,
as we turn to You in hope.

Amen.


(citations in this prayer include, from this morning's daily office, the collect for the Third Sunday in Advent, the collect for renewal of life, Psalm 41, and Psalm 52)