- Light a candle to remember Christ’s presence with you.
- Sit five minutes engaged with this image.
- What captures your attention?
- Stay with this image, allowing it to deepen in you.
- Sit another five minutes as you step into the image.
- What deepens in the image?
- Is there a message for you from God?
- How is this preparing the way of the Lord?
- Sit a final five minutes as you allow this image to permeate you.
- Is there a call to action from God?
- How is this preparing the way of the Lord?
- Give thanks to God for the time to contemplate preparing the way and for any new insights you have received.
- Share as you feel led in the reply box below.
Revised Common Lectionary Readings for Sunday, December 4, 2011, the Second Sunday of Advent Year B
Isaiah 40:1-11
Psalm 85:1-2, 8-13
2 Peter 3:8-15a
Mark 1:1-8
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Permission to use in not-for-profit settings The Rev. Lil Smith, M.Div., DASD