From Generation to Generation... Advent Poems
From Generation to Generation... Advent Poems
[This resource is one of many included in our From Generation to Generation… Advent Bundle]
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This collection of seven poetic prayers explores the From Generation to Generation… weekly sub-themes and scriptures for Advent–Epiphany. Honest and intimate, these poems offer meditations that might become prayers of your own. We hope you might adapt them for worship liturgy, use them to open and close programming events, or print them as they are for members in your community to read and return to throughout the Advent season. Prayers written by Rev. Sarah (Are) Speed.
DOWNLOAD INCLUDES:
8 pg PDF print-ready file of the prayers (for you to print and distribute to members, or copy/paste for worship liturgy).
PDF includes seven poetic prayers with the following themes and titles:Room | Matthew 1:1-17
Love Comes Running | Luke 1:26-38
Instructions for a Hard Choice | Matthew 1:18-25
Where I Saw God Last | Luke 1:39-58
Every Year | Luke 2:1-20
Everywhere and Always | John 1:1-14
A Blessing for the Seekers | Matthew 2:1-12
USES:
Print the prayers and distribute them to members in your community
Adapt the prayers as your Call to Worship or opening prayer for worship
Use the prayers in a bible study group or Sunday school
Use the poetry as a meditation during the sermon
Use the poetry to inspire your own liturgy and sermon writing
Print the poetry in your bulletin (perhaps as the bulletin cover)
EXCERPT:
Every year we show up here.
We drop it all.
We leave it at the door.
We come into this space
and I could swear it feels different.
Maybe it’s God.
Maybe it’s hope.
Maybe it’s love.
But whatever it is,
I need it
every year,
so we show up here.
Tell us again the story of tonight.
My heart needs it.
—Rev. Sarah (Are) Speed, excerpt from “Every Year”
CREDIT INFO:
When printing and sharing online or in worship, please always include the following credits:
Prayers by Rev. Sarah Speed | A Sanctified Art LLC | sanctifiedart.org
