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#advantageousadvent Day #21 God, shine your light

As we pass each day into the heart of winter, the light of day grows darker. Our time of light and clear vision seems to become more and more challenging. The Psalmist writes to God the Creator of all things - of light, and matter and most importantly, love. This God is not one that disengages with the darkness of our world, but sent his son, Jesus Christ, to  become Emmanuel, "God with us". While the atmosphere of our days literally becomes darker as we approach Christmas Day, the light of Jesus is something that will never leave us or forsake us.

What we see with our physical eyes, does not give us the whole picture and light of what God is up to. No matter what darkness - physical or otherwise - we face, the light and love of Christ is always present. In our tears, our scorn - we can always turn to our God, who always hears our prayers and lights the day's and night's of our lives.

PRAYER:
Heavenly Father,
Thank you for hearing our prayers, helping us in the conflicts we face, and bringing the light of Jesus; our hope, our joy, our peace and our love.
Amen

Psalm 80:1-7
 Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou who leadest Joseph like a flock!
Thou who art enthroned upon the cherubim, shine forth
2     before E′phraim and Benjamin and Manas′seh!
Stir up thy might,and come to save us!
3 Restore us, O God; let thy face shine, that we may be saved!
4 O Lord God of hosts, how long wilt thou be angry with thy people’s prayers?
5 Thou hast fed them with the bread of tears,
    and given them tears to drink in full measure.
6 Thou dost make us the scorn[a] of our neighbors;
    and our enemies laugh among themselves.
7 Restore us, O God of hosts;let thy face shine, that we may be saved!

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