Deuteronomy 5:1-32 – Moses and the Law
God of Moses and Aaron,
you gave the law to your servant Moses
and fulfilled the same in your Son.
Write your law on our hearts
and make us more than hearers of your law
that we may delight in your commands
and rejoice in your Word, made flesh in Jesus Christ.
Amen.
1 Kings 3:3 – 14: God’s Creative Wisdom
Almighty God,
you kindled the light of your Spirit
in the hearts of your faithful people;
may we by the same Spirit
have a right judgement in all things,
and evermore rejoice in your love and power;
through Jesus Christ our Saviour.
Amen.
(CW Collect of Pentecost)
Isaiah 11:1-5 – The Stock of Jesse
God of Jesse and Father of our Saviour Jesus,
give us wisdom to perceive you,
diligence to seek you,
patience to wait for you,
eyes to behold you,
a heart to meditate upon you
through the power of the Spirit of Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
(Adapted from a prayer attributed to St Benedict)
Isaiah 35:1-10 – God’s promise through the prophets
My God,
may I so know you and love you
that I may rejoice in you.
And if I may not do so fully in this life
let me go steadily on to the day
when I come to that fullness.
May I receive what you have promised
through your truth,
that my joy may be full.
Amen.
(A Prayer of Anselm)
Habakkuk 1:1-4, 2:1-4 – Habakkuk’s Complaint – and God’s reply
O Lord our God,
make us watchful and keep us faithful
as we await the coming of your Son our Lord;
that, when he shall appear,
he may not find us sleeping
but active in his service
and joyful in his praise;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
(Post Communion 1st Sunday of Advent CW)
2 Chronicles 36:11-21 – Defeat and Exile
Almighty God, Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
Maker of all things, judge of all men:
we acknowledge and bewail our manifold sins and wickedness,
which we, from time to time, most grievously have committed,
by thought, word and deed.
Have mercy upon us, most merciful father;
for thy Son our Lord Jesus Christ’s sake,
forgive us all that is past;
and grant that we may ever hereafter
serve and please thee in newness of life,
to the honour and glory of thy name.
Amen.
(Adapted Book of Common Prayer)
1 Samuel 16:1-23 – David, God’s anointed King
Your will, not mine, Lord, be done in all things,
wherever you may place me,
in all that I do and in all that I may endure;
when I am troubled and when I am at peace.
When I find fulfilment and when it is lacking;
when I have all things, and when I have nothing,
your will be done.
All that I have and all that I am
I willingly offer to serve you,
as and where you choose,
Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
Amen.
(Adapted from the Covenant Prayer, Methodist Worship Book)
