Reader: Hope is a light, given by God at the beginning of creation. All: Hope is the gift of God. The First Sunday in Advent: HOPE.

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Reader: Hope is a light, given by God at the beginning of creation. All: Hope is the gift of God. The First Sunday in Advent: HOPE

Reader: Hope is a light given by God in the teaching of the prophets. All: Hope is the gift of God revealed in the life of Christ. Reader: Hope is a light given by God, the Son of God, the Son of Mary. The candle of hope is lit The First Sunday in Advent: HOPE

Reader: Let us pray. All: Source of light, shine in our lives and in your world with your renewing hope. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen. The First Sunday in Advent: HOPE

Reader: Peace is the flame, given by God to be a light in the darkness. All: The flame of peace is the promise of God. The Second Sunday in Advent: PEACE

Reader: Peace is the flame given by God to bring justice to the world. All: The flame of peace is righteousness and equity. The Second Sunday in Advent: PEACE Reader: Peace is the flame given by God to bring order to our lives All: The flame of peace enters the world again with the birth of the Prince of Peace.

Reader: Let us pray. All: Source of light, shine in our lives and in your world with your everlasting peace. Through Jesus Christ our Lord we pray. Amen. The Second Sunday in Advent: PEACE The candle of peace is lit

Reader: Joy is the celebration, given by God through the light of the world. All: Joy is the celebration, given by God at the birth of the Christ Child. The Third Sunday in Advent: JOY

Reader: Joy is the celebration when the angels sang “Glory to God in the highest.” All: Let us dance and sing and shout for joy. Christ is coming again. The Third Sunday in Advent: JOY The candle of joy is lit

Reader: Let us pray. All: Source of light, shine in our lives and in your world with your life-giving joy. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen. The Third Sunday in Advent: JOY

Reader: Love is the wick that is central to the candle. All: Love is the wick, given by God. The flame that burns continually. The Fourth Sunday in Advent: LOVE

Reader: Love is the wick given by God that burns in the world. All: Love is the wick, given by God that burns in our hearts. The Fourth Sunday in Advent: LOVE The candle of love is lit

Reader: Let us pray. All: Source of light, shine in our lives and in your world with your unending love. Through Jesus in whose name we pray. Amen. The Fourth Sunday in Advent: LOVE

Reader: God came into the world so that none would live in darkness. All: Glory to God in the highest! Christmas Eve/Day

Reader: The light shines in the darkness. All: and the darkness does not overcome it. Christmas Eve/Day Reader: This is the good news for all people: to us is born a Saviour, who is Christ the Lord. All: And things will never be the same.

Reader: The world has been transformed. All: It is made new with hope, peace, joy and love. Christmas Eve/Day The Christ candle is lit. All: Source of light, shine in our lives and in your world with your transforming power. Through Jesus Christ our Lord we pray. Amen.