Luke 1:57-80

Prayer: Dear Lord, in the world today we often lose sight of your teachings and instead are distracted by trivial matters that we feel we have the right to complain about. Help us instead to see the beauty in this world that you have created for us. Help us to show your love even when faced with situations we rather not be in. And help us to speak your words to others and praise your name through fellowship and faith. In your name we pray, Amen.

Question: How can we be more like Zechariah in praising God in spite of the daily obstacles we are faced with?

-Catherine Gong, Coordinator of 2012 Workcamp Ministry

Congregational Life Ministries of the Church of the Brethren is offering these simple prayers and questions in connection to this year’s Advent devotional written by David W. Miller. (Available from Brethren Press) Join us as we look and listen for the coming of the Word through the reading of scripture, David’s reflections, times of prayer, and conversations on this blog.