Advent Prayer Stations
Sunday, December 23, 2012
Station #1: Mary (Luke 1:46-44)
Spend some time reading through and meditating on the different versions of The Magnificat (Mary’s Song) on the table. Then taking pipe cleaners, make an action figure or two to symbolize both your own God-giftedness and the justice-sharing that God has uniquely called you to do in your community, family, relationships, the world or realm of activity. Reflect for a while on the significance of all this.
Thanks to StillWaters for the original idea for this station.
Spend some time reading through and meditating on the different versions of The Magnificat (Mary’s Song) on the table. Then taking pipe cleaners, make an action figure or two to symbolize both your own God-giftedness and the justice-sharing that God has uniquely called you to do in your community, family, relationships, the world or realm of activity. Reflect for a while on the significance of all this.
Thanks to StillWaters for the original idea for this station.
Station #2: Joseph
(Matthew 1:18-24) Take a finger labyrinth from the table and trace the
twists and turns of the path with your finger as a focus to help you pray. Repeat the phrase, “Emmanuel God is with us,”
quietly in your mind, and listen for what God might be saying. 
Station #3: Wisemen (Matthew 2:1-12)On the table you will find items representing the wisemen’s gifts to the baby Jesus: gold, frankincense, and myrhh. Touch and smell the items, while you do reflect on the following questions: What differences do you see between the gifts brought by the wisemen and the kind of gifts we exchange today? If God could ask for any gift from our congregation, what do you think that might be?
Station #4: Shepherds and Angels (Luke
2:8-20)
Take a moment to reflect on your own hopes and fears for this coming Christmas. Does the angels’ message of “peace on earth” ring true for you or do you feel it has been drowned out by recent public tragedies or private concerns? You may choose to read Henry W. Longfellow’s poem “Christmas Bells” and use the materials provided to create your own “Peace” bell to ring.
Take a moment to reflect on your own hopes and fears for this coming Christmas. Does the angels’ message of “peace on earth” ring true for you or do you feel it has been drowned out by recent public tragedies or private concerns? You may choose to read Henry W. Longfellow’s poem “Christmas Bells” and use the materials provided to create your own “Peace” bell to ring.