Advent Devotions

Taken from: Advent Devotions to Take You Deeper: A Season of Faith (Laurie Hopkins, 2018, pages 5,6)

“Let us pray together:

Almighty God, Giver of hope, love and life itself; we praise Your holy name and thank You for this Christmas season – the season in which we celebrate the birth of the Christ Child – the first step on the road to Calvary and eternal life.  Although some of us would be hesitant to admit it, for many of us the Christmas season has lost its meaning and we have been left with a time of rush and excess and stress that leaves us empty and disappointed in the end.  We long, Father, for the meaning and simplicity of earlier times.  We aren’t exactly sure where we took the wrong turn or how to find our way back. We ask, Father, that you would grant us wisdom and understanding this Christmas season as we search Your Word and study the lives of faith of those involved in the events of the first Christmas.  Grant us divine revelation Father.  Show us Your truth.  Help us to examine our faith and its impact on how we celebrate the birth of Your Son as well as its impact on our daily lives long after Christmas has passed.  We bring these things before You in the precious name of Jesus. Amen and Amen and Amen.”