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| The oldest complete Jesse Tree window is in Chartres Cathedral, 1145. |
Pastor: Watch and wait for Christ’s coming!
Light candles of hope, peace, joy, and love,
remembering the promises of God with prayer.
Reader One: We light this candle of hope. (light first candle)
We light this candle of peace (light second candle)
Hear God’s promise of peace from Isaiah 11:1-10
Reader Two: A shoot will grow up from the stump of Jesse,
a branch shall sprout from his roots.
The Lord’s Spirit will rest upon him,
a spirit of wisdom and understanding, a spirit of counsel and might,
a spirit of knowledge and fear of the Lord.
He will delight in fearing the Lord.
He won’t judge by appearances,
nor decide by hearsay.
He will judge the needy with righteousness,
and decide with equity for those who suffer in the land.
He will strike the violent with the rod of his mouth;
by the breath of his lips he will kill the wicked.
Righteousness will be the belt around his hips,
and faithfulness the belt around his waist.
Reader One: The wolf will live with the lamb,
the leopard will lie down with the young goat;
the calf and the young lion will feed together,
and a little child will lead them.
The cow and the bear will graze.
Their young will lie down together,
and a lion will eat straw like an ox.
A nursing child will play over the snake’s hole;
toddlers will reach over the serpent’s den.
They won’t harm or destroy
anywhere on my holy mountain.
The earth will surely be filled
with the knowledge of the Lord,
just as the water covers the sea.
On that day, the root of Jesse will stand as a signal
to the peoples. The nations will seek him out, and
his dwelling will be glorious.
Reader Two: Let us pray:
Faithful God, you are at work to restore all of creation
in its intended harmony.
Give us your shalom that we may be reconciled to all enemies
in the peace that passes all understanding
through Christ Jesus our Lord.
All: God of Promise, God of hope, into our darkness come. Amen
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