Welcome
to week two of this Advent season! For our 2011 – 2012 journey
from Advent to Epiphany, I have put together a weekly series of
devotionals that is enhanced by Anglican prayer beads. Each devotion
in the series will follow a
typical Anglican prayer beads pattern
that I have written to include a favorite hymn of the season. If
you have just joined us and want to start from the beginning here's
week one.
So take a moment to reflect on today's message of Peace.
The
Cross
We
beginning at the cross of your prayer beads, we say a prayer that
sets the tone for our prayer session.
“May
the God of Peace be with you (me).”
Romans
15:33
The
Invitatory
Move
to the invitatory bead as we say a prayer that invites God's Holy
presence.
“Let me hear what the LORD
God says, because he speaks peace to his people and to his
faithful ones.”
Psalm
85:8
The
Cruciforms
Move
to the first of four cruciform beads. The prayers for these beads
act as a kind of refrain.
“Thou hidden source of calm repose, thou all-sufficient love divine”
Charles Wesley
The
Weeks
Move
to the first set of weeks beads on either side of the first cruciform
bead. There are 7 of these
weeks beads, representing the 7 days of the week to encourage us to
make our prayer a daily practice. These beads are at the core of our
prayers.
1.
My help and refuge from my foes, secure I am if thou art mine;
2.
Thy mighty name salvation is, and keeps my happy soul,
3.
Comfort it brings, and power and peace, and joy and everlasting
love;
4.
To me with thy dear name are given pardon and holiness and heaven.
5.
Jesus, my all in all thou art, my rest in toil, my ease in pain,
6.
In war my peace, in loss my gain, in shame my glory and my crown.
7.
In want my plentiful supply, in weakness my almighty power,
*Special thanks to these online resources who helped me pull this together.
