Advent Meditations Deadline Approaches

Sunday, November 16 is fast approaching and only eight meditations and/or epiphany stories have been received.  In order to have a full complement for Advent and Epiphany we need 25/26 that are dedicated to the period of Advent and 12/13 to be included from Christmas to Epiphany on January 6.

Both take the same form with Advent generally based on Peace, Hope, Joy and Love. Any of the Fruits of the Spirit may also be used. The Epiphany story should be based on a place in your life that you have been that inspired a different direction in your life or thoughts.

Both should include a title, a scripture verse, the meditation, a brief prayer and a prayer focus.

I am including a sample of what was submitted in the past to give you an idea of what to do. There are still forms available at the back of the sanctuary if you need one.

Love and Joy through Fellowship Leads to Discipleship       December 16, 2013

Scripture:

Philippians 2: 1: “If you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any fellowship with the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion, then make my Joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and purpose.”

Meditation:

When the angel appeared to the shepherds in the fields, it was not one but a group that together went to see the child lying in a manger. The angel told them not to be afraid, but there was comfort in knowing that they would not be experiencing something new alone. When the three wise men followed the star led by the “Spirit of the Lord”, it was not one but the three who travelled the relatively unknown route that led them to Jesus some days later.

 

Once the visit had taken place all were changed. All followed a different route through the rest of their lives. They all had come to believe in a new loving and joyful way of life as a result of what they had heard and seen.

 

Through their seeking and learning together in fellowship they were then able to bring the word of their Lord, our Lord, to others—they in essence practiced discipleship when in activities with those people they shared their lives with.

 

Prayer:

Dear heavenly Father: Let us in fellowship continue to learn and be actively engaged, together,

in discovering and carrying out your directions for us and as disciples of Your word practice, together, how we are to serve you in the work you would have us do in our immediate church community as well as the world community of which we are just a small part. In Jesus name, Amen

 

Prayer focus:

Building the Peoples mission in this world as Jesus would want us to.

 

Arthur J. Tordoff