GRACE-INSPIRED INCLUSION Opening Prayer God of the Ages, on this last day of 2022, I celebrate the truth that you are the God of the present, and of the future too. Read PHILEMON 12-25 12 I...

TRUE FREEDOM Opening Prayer Spirit of God, I thank you for giving me energy when I am about to give up, and for slowing me down when I am overheated. Read PHILEMON 1:1-11 1 Paul, a...

CHILD WHO BRINGS CHANGE Opening Prayer Mighty One, you are the God of this and every world, of this and every time. I glorify your name. Read LUKE 2:36-40 36 There was also a prophet, Anna, the...

TROUBLE AHEAD Opening Prayer Creator God, illumine my life by the inviting, guiding, judging, redeeming light of your holy Word, I pray. Read LUKE 2:22-35 Jesus Presented in the Temple 22 When the time came for...

A BIRTH IS ANNOUNCED Opening Prayer Generous God, your grace is given to me without measure or price. I have an unfailing reason to bless your name. Read LUKE 2:8-21 8 And there were shepherds living...

THE KING IS HERE Opening Prayer Father, on this day after Christmas as the year winds down, I thank you for your many blessings this year. Read LUKE 2:1-7 The Birth of Jesus 2 In those...

EVERY SPIRITUAL BLESSING’1 Opening Prayer Dear Lord, I praise you for your everlasting love, enduring patience, and the greatest gift of all, the possibility of salvation through Jesus Christ. Read LUKE 1:67–80 Zechariah’s Song 67 His...

RECAPTURE THE WONDER Opening Prayer Come, Lord Jesus. Be born anew in me. Live in my heart. Abide in my life. I await your coming. Read LUKE 1:57-66 The Birth of John the Baptist 57 When...