Second Sunday of Advent – Peace
Reading: Isaiah 12
“Where were you when…?” has unfortunately become a question in which we share our personal experiences of communal suffering and brokenness. Each generation seems to have a singularly epic and often tragic moment that seals a particular “that day” into their collective memory.
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Hear Our Cries, O Lord: (Psalm 13:1-2, NIV)
“How long, Lord? Will you forget me forever?”
#Aleppo #AlyanKurdi #Syria
“How long will you hide your face from me?”
#ReturnOurGirls #childsoldiers #MMIW
“How long must I wrestle with my thoughts…”
#endthestigma #poverty #homelessness
“…and day after day have sorrow in my heart?”
#SandraBland #PhilandoCastile #TerenceCrutcher
“How long will my enemy triumph over me?”
#DoctrineofDiscovery #NativeLivesMatter #lament
Look on Us and Have Mercy: (Psalm 13:3-4, The Message)
“Take a good look at me, God, my God;”
#Orlando #genderequity #bodyshaming
“I want to look life in the eye,”
#incarceration #lynching #deathpenalty
“So no enemy can get the best of me…”
#misogyny #humantrafficking #residentialschools
“or laugh when I fall on my face.”
#refugee #immigrant #saytheirnames
We Long for Your Deliverance: (Psalm 13:5-6, ESV)
“But I have trusted in your steadfast love;”
#MotherEmanuel #FaithfullyLGBT
“my heart shall rejoice in your salvation.”
#withjusticeforall #untilallarefree
“I will sing to the Lord,”
#blessingnotburden #reconciliation
“because he has dealt bountifully with me.”
#KyrieEleison
Amen.
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