I am a bit behind with these but this is the seriously thoughtful prayer meditation from our Thursday evening prayer before Thanksgiving! Take some time to really think about gift giving and receiving...
The lesson for today was taken from the Gospel of Mark (1:1-8) and it is talking about the preparation for the coming of Christ. It talks about Isaiah prophesying the coming of John the Baptist who would prepare the way for the LORD. The story in Mark then talks about preparing for one greater than he, Jesus. We prepare in our lives for a lot of things, tests, interviews, dates, etc. Life is a continual process of preparing it seems. Especially as we look at this season of Advent as we prepare to celebrate the first Advent of Christ and we continue our preparation in our daily lives for Christ’s Second Advent. One way to prepare for Christ mindfully this season and as we are in the season of Thanksgiving is to mindfully prepare ourselves in the practice of receiving gifts. Today’s guided meditation will focus on how we receive gifts and our thankfulness for them.
Think of a gift you have received recently. Who was it from? What was your relationship with that person? Was it a special occasion? How did they give the gift to you? How do you think they acquired it? Was it homemade, bought? How is it special to you? What do you use if for? How did you feel when you received if? How did you thank them? Was it an expected gift?
Meditate on the word “gift” and its meaning to you.
LORD Jesus Christ we thank you for all the innumerable gifts of love we have received in this life. Help us to understand their meaning in our life as we prepare a way for You. In Your name we pray. AMEN.
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