In case you’re looking for a daily practice in the last few days of Advent, the approach HERE written by Bob Hostetler and shared by Guideposts may be “just the ticket!” The posting includes this fact:
For centuries, followers of Jesus have “knelt” and prayed their way to the manger in the week before Christmas. They do it by means of a series of songs, or chants, called “The O Antiphons or Great Advent Antiphons.
Additionally, the posting shares that the verses of the Advent hymn, “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel” are these Advent Antiphons. In the article, Bob H. asks readers if they want to consider “kneeling themselves to Christmas Eve” by using the verses each day.
PROSPECTIVE ACTION: Want to take Bob Hostetler up on the practice for today? If so, perhaps pray and/or sing this or one of the other verses as we journey towards Christmas Eve…
O come, O Wisdom from on high,
who ordered all things mightily;
to us the path of knowledge show
and teach us in its ways to go.
Rejoice! Rejoice! Immanuel shall come to thee, O Israel.
If you enjoy today’s praying/singing effort, more verses are included in the Guideposts post…
Enjoy the day, filled with the Spirit and music of the Christmas season!
P.S. Thanks to Bob Hostetler and Guideposts for their faithful efforts to share such wonderful materials during Advent and all year long! And thanks our DP friend, Toni, for sharing this link several years back!
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POTENTIAL ACTIONS – FOOD INSECURITY: This season will likely find increasing numbers of folks looking for food, presenting opportunities to
- share financial and/or food offerings with a local food pantry
- check with your faith community about upcoming opportunities to feed community members
- volunteer to help with a local mobile food pantry or community dinner
- find a Little Pantry in your area and help stock it with shelf-stable food items
- accept a Call to Action item from Season of Peace devotional posting
NOTE: for those in the Cinci region, some food organizations are listed HERE
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