I. Readings
Psalms 17, 50, 53
Isaiah 28:9-22
Revelation 20:11-21:8
Luke 1:5-25
II. Selections
Psalm 17:5
My steps have held fast to your paths;
my feet have not slipped.
Isaiah 28:20
For the bed is too short to stretch oneself on it,
and the covering too narrow to wrap oneself in it.
Revelation 21:3
And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying,
"See, the home of God is among mortals,
He will dwell with them as their God;
they will be his peoples,
and God himself will be with them ... "
Luke 1:17
" ...With the spirit and power of Elijah [ John] will go before [ the Lord], to turn the hearts of parents to their children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous, to make ready a people prepared for the Lord." [ The angel Gabriel to Zechariah, father of John the Baptist]
III. Meditation: Make us ready for your coming
Our steps have not held fast to your path;
our feet have slipped from your way.
Without you our beds are too short,
our blankets too narrow to find rest.
Open our hearts,
like the hearts of children;
turn us away from disobedience
toward the wisdom of the righteous.
Make us ready, prepared for your coming,
for you will make your home with us;
you will dwell with us as our God,
and we will be your people.
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