Saturday, December 6

Saturday, December 6
First Week of Advent

Bid all our sad divisions cease and be yourself our King of Peace.

We know division all too well—we are very good at drawing lines between
“them” and “us.” We’re so good at division that we live with it
subconsciously; we’ve built it into our cities and smartphones. Sometimes the divisions we create make possible violence and war; sometimes they make possible the stubborn ignorance of our neighbors living radically different lives than we do. As much as we long for peace, it will always elude us if we try to establish it on merely human terms. There is only one source of enduring unity: our shared dignity as children of God—a dignity that Jesus himself entered into. If we can find each other in him, then we will know peace.

Prayer for Morning
Jesus, our brother, you came to share our humanity so we could share
in your divinity. Open my heart to see that you are inviting everyone I
encounter today into communion with you and our heavenly Father. King
of Peace, bind our hearts as one.

Ponder Today
Where will I experience division today? How can I let Jesus help me over-
come it?

Prayer for Evening
Jesus, our Savior, you came to bring peace. Heal the divisions that cause so
much suffering in the world, and heal the division I experience in my own
heart. King of nations, make us whole.