*Call to Worship/Litany for Lighting the Advent Candle of Hope
In a time when hope was veiled beneath laws prohibiting prayer…
Daniel worshiped the God of extravagant love.
In a time when the price of hope was to be thrown into a pit of hungry lions…
Daniel worshiped the God of abundant grace.
Call to Worship optional ending:
In a time when our world is fragmented and filled with too much hate.
We gather to worship in hope.
Lighting of Advent Candle optional ending:
In a time when our world is fragmented and filled with too much hate…
We light this first candle of Advent, a symbol of trust and hope.
Tim is a runner, a hiker, a devoted husband, a father of two adult children and their spouses, and Granddaddy to four perfect children. Retired from early childhood education and ministry, Tim writes from his home in rural northwest Connecticut or wherever life takes him.
liturgybits.com 
Leave a comment