Supplies needed: Bible, lighter/matches, 5 candles (individual or part of an advent wreath/log)
Luke 1:39-45 NRSVUE
39 In those days Mary set out and went with haste to a Judean town in the hill country, 40 where she entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth. 41 When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the child leaped in her womb. And Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit 42 and exclaimed with a loud cry, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb. 43 And why has this happened to me, that the mother of my Lord comes to me? 44 For as soon as I heard the sound of your greeting, the child in my womb leaped for joy. 45 And blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of what was spoken to her by the Lord.”
Light 2 candles.
Discussion: When did you last experience peace? Describe it using your 5 senses.
Reflection: How do you experience peace? What brings it about? What disrupts it?
Awareness: True peace is found in the presence of God. Stay tuned to God’s presence this week and opportunities of peace.
Pray:
Merciful God, who sent your messengers the prophets to preach repentance and prepare the way for our salvation: Give us grace to heed their warnings and forsake our sins, that we may greet with joy the coming of Jesus Christ our Redeemer, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.
Book of Common Prayer pg 211.