Lighting of the Fourth Advent Candle
from Isaiah
7:10-16, Romans 1:1-7 and Luke 2:12
Reader
1: Advent is a season of waiting and
watching with anticipation and hope.
Reader
2: It is a season of symbols, and we
find them in evergreen trees and wreaths, in chrismons and candlelight.
Reader
1: We wait and watch for the coming of
Christ.
Reader
2: Every sign we see, whether from the
deepest valley or the highest mountain peak, directs our attention to our
Savior.
Reader
1: “This will be a sign for you,” a holy
messenger said, “You will find the child swaddled in cloth and lying in a
manger.”
Reader
2: Unto us is born a Savior who is
Christ the Lord.
Reader
1: He is the good news of God, promised
by the prophets.
Reader
2: The Son of David according to the
flesh. The Son of God with power,
according to the Holy Spirit (Lights the
fourth candle). Come let us walk in the light of the Lord.
Unison
Prayer: O Lord God of Hosts, your face
has shined among us. In Christ we are
saved. Through him we have received your
grace. For his name’s sake, we are sent
out to live in faith and call others to come to faith. Bless us to remember the gospel, that you
call us to belong to Christ, being set apart through the grace and peace of our
Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.
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