Friday, December 12, 2014

Advent Responsive Benediction: Where Can We Find This Child? (based on Matthew 2:2)

Reader: Like the magi, we want to know,
All: "Where will we find the Savior Jesus who is born to us?"

Reader: We will find Jesus in the songs laughter of children ...
All: "... and in the wisdom of those who seek peace on earth and goodwill to all."

Reader: We will Jesus where the oppressed are set free and the downcast are given hope.
All: "We will find Jesus where fear is overwhelmed by love, where hatred is overwhelmed by grace,
and where all people are filled with joy."

Reader: So in our everyday lives ...
All: may we work to make our parts of God's world into the kinds of places where Jesus can be found.