Friday Daily Prayer

See Advent Daily Prayer for the opening, closing, and canticle.

Psalm 121

I lift up my eyes to the mountains:
from where shall come my help?
My help shall come from the Lord
who made heaven and earth.

May he never allow you to stumble!
Let him sleep not, your guard.
No, he sleeps not nor slumbers,
Israel’s guard.

The Lord is your guard and your shade,
at your right side he stands.
By day the sun shall not smite you
nor the moon in the night.

The Lord will guard you from evil,
he will guard your soul.
The Lord will guard your going and coming
both now and for ever.

Reading: 2 Peter 3:8b-9

In the Lord’s eyes, one day is as a thousand years and a thousand years are as a day. The Lord does not delay in keeping his promise – though some consider it delay. Rather, he shows you generous patience, since he wants none to perish but all to come to repentance.

Intercessions

Bring justice to the poor and the oppressed.
Lord, bless your people!
Dispel the darkness of sin.
Lord, bless your people!
Gather us into one fold.
Lord, bless your people!

Prayer

Heavenly Father,
Help us to be ready to receive Christ when he comes in glory. We ask this in the name of Jesus who lives with you and the Holy Spirit forever. Amen.