December Targeted Devotional Prayers

Thanks be to thee, O God,

That I have risen today.

I have risen to life,

I have risen to love.

Thanks be to thee, O God.

You have opened my eyes,

You have given me breath,

You have made me move.

Thanks be to thee, O God,

For you walk with me,

For I dwell in you,

And you dwell in me.

Thanks be to thee, O God,

For this day and my rising.

Written by David Adams

Bonus: Be Still My Soul - William Joseph & Zack Clark

Poem and Meditation by Michele Harris

Sometimes

The chasm

Of God’s extremes

Wells up

In the corner

Of my eyes

And swells

For

A

Long

Time

Before

The tear

Falls

And reabsorbs

Into

My skin

Lord, sometimes your incomprehensible mystery and power split our hearts with elemental force.  You stand in the tension between these two extremes of blessing and loss.  Just as you wept at the grave of Lazarus while holding the power of his resurrection in your hands.

The war between spiritual barrenness and fruitfulness in any season of our lives is decided by our answer to the Lord’s question:  Who do you say I am? Matt 16:15b

Bonus: O Come, O Come, Emmanuel — The Gray Havens

The devotions and thoughts this month are taken from Richard Rohr’s Preparing for Christmas Daily Meditations for Advent book.

Awaken me to your presence,

Alert me to your love,

Affirm me in your peace.

Open to me your way,

Reveal to me your joy,

Enfold me in your light.

For my heart is ready,

Lord, my heart is ready.

Written by David Adams

Bonus: Andrea Bocelli - Angels We Have Heard On High

The devotions and thoughts this month are taken from Richard Rohr’s Preparing for Christmas Daily Meditations for Advent book.