Lord, watch over your people, who come to you in confidence
A thought
“It is the beautiful task of Advent to awaken in all of us memories of goodness and thus open the doors of hope.” –Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger, now Pope Benedict XVI
A prayer
Lord, watch over your people, who come to you in confidence. Strengthen the hearts of those who hope in you. Give courage to those who falter because of their failures. In this holy season of Advent, lead them closer to you in hope, by the power of your Holy Spirit. In this holy season of Advent, lead them closer to you in hope, by the power of your Holy Spirit. May they one day proclaim your saving acts of kindness in your eternal kingdom. Amen.
Music
O Magnum Mysterium, Morten Lauridsen King’s College Cambridge
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KvrbYZB2vY