Supplies needed: Bible, lighter/matches, 5 candles (individual or part of an advent wreath/log)
Luke 1:57-66 NRSVUE
57 Now the time came for Elizabeth to give birth, and she bore a son. 58 Her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown his great mercy to her, and they rejoiced with her.
59 On the eighth day they came to circumcise the child, and they were going to name him Zechariah after his father. 60 But his mother said, “No; he is to be called John.” 61 They said to her, “None of your relatives has this name.” 62 Then they began motioning to his father to find out what name he wanted to give him. 63 He asked for a writing tablet and wrote, “His name is John.” And all of them were amazed. 64 Immediately his mouth was opened and his tongue freed, and he began to speak, praising God. 65 Fear came over all their neighbors, and all these things were talked about throughout the entire hill country of Judea. 66 All who heard them pondered them and said, “What then will this child become?” For indeed the hand of the Lord was with him.
Light 4 candles
Discussion: When did you last experience God’s love? Share the details.
Reflection: How have you been part of sharing God’s love with others? How have others been part of sharing God’s love with you? What can you do this week to be an agent of God’s love?
Awareness: This week, be on the lookout for opportunities to be an agent of God’s love, both in giving and receiving.
Pray:
Purify our conscience, Almighty God, by your daily visitation, that your Son Jesus Christ, at his coming, may find in us a mansion prepared for himself, who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God now and forever. Amen.
Book of Common Prayer, pg 212.