Advent Prayers
1st Sunday of Advent
Prayer:
God of wisdom, thank you for educational institutions that function because of Your faithfulness to the AME Church and the faithfulness of the Church’s members to You! Bless students, teachers, administrators, and denominational leaders with resources needed for these schools to thrive, making manifest the hope of our ancestors. AMEN.
2nd Sunday of Advent
Prayer:
God, our help in every age, remind us always that as much as we have done to those most wanting among us, we have also done unto You. Thank You for the peace You give us as we learn to love You through service. May all people in all places share the testimony that You are our shepherd and we have no want. AMEN.
The third Sunday of Advent candle is pink because pink symbolizes joy, the joy that Jesus is almost here. We light a pink candle to represent the joy we feel to welcome Jesus in Christmas.
3rd Sunday of Advent
Prayer:
God of joy, thank you for the spark we feel and fuel when we are “always eating and meeting.” For the Eucharistic bond we share as AMEs, we give you thanks. Convict us and empower us that we might not just sit back and enjoy our fellowship, but rather be mobilized by the fire of Your Holy Spirit to do justice, love mercy, and walk humbly with You. AMEN.
4th Sunday of Advent
Prayer:
God of love, thank you for teaching us to love you, our neighbors, and our selves through study, teaching, and writing in and through local AME churches. Allow us to glow with such love as the flame of learning is rekindled in each of us. Strengthen new scholars with a love for learning and for Your church. AMEN.
 |
 |
