Saturday, December 12 – “Rejoice”
by Sergio Centeno
Philippians 4:4-5 (New International Version
Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near.
Lyrics
Joy to the world
Joy to the world
Joy to the world, the Lord is come
Let earth receive her King
Let every heart prepare Him room
And Heaven and nature sing
And Heaven and nature sing
And Heaven, and Heaven, and nature sing
Joy to the world
Joy to the world
Joy to the World, the Savior reigns!
Let men their songs employ
While fields and floods, rocks, hills and plains
Repeat the sounding joy
Repeat the sounding joy
Repeat, repeat, the sounding joy
Joy to the world, now we sing
Let the earth receive her king
Joy to the world, now we sing
Let the angel voices ring
Joy to the world, now we sing
Let men their songs employ
Joy to the world, now we sing
Repeat the sounding joy
He rules the world with truth and grace
And makes the nations prove
The light of His righteousness
And wonders of His love
And wonders of His love
And wonders of His love
And wonders, wonders, of His love
And wonders, wonders, of His love
Joy to the world, now we sing
Let the earth receive her king
Joy to the world, now we sing
Let the angel voices ring
Psalm 126:5 – May those who sow in tears reap with shouts of joy.
We are approaching the Third Sunday of Advent, and we want to invite you to join us tomorrow for online worship and celebrate with Joy in our heart the active waiting for birth of baby Jesus. As we continue in active listening and expectation, we invite you to pray this prayer…
PRAYER: Let your spirit enter our holy anticipation and let us slow down the speed of our lives enough to listen carefully to what this time of discernment is telling us as a people and a church. And as we get ready to light the pink candle of Joy tomorrow, we are holding Joy in our hearts now. Even in the middle of the solitude, the diagnosis, the distance, the anxiety or desperation. It is a challenge. May the everlasting mist of the Peace of Christ fall upon us and lead us to feel your fresh breath giving us peace. Let us tune ourselves and center our hearts for carefully and joyfully listening what does the Spirit is saying to us. In the precious name of that Child for whom we are waiting. Amen
