Prayer for Hope --Advent 1 2025

PRAYER FOR HOPE
God there is too much turmoil, violence, hatred, and pain in the world.
Hearing about it makes our hearts ache. It leads us to wonder...
In our wondering about the future it can be easy to fall into despair.
Help us, we pray, to find causes for hope.
God of hope, God who continues to act in our midst,
allow us to see your hand bringing light into the darkness,
awaken us to the love that drives out fear,
fill us with the hope that is stronger than despair.
We pray in the name of Jesus, whose birth we await. Amen