Herod

Micah 5:2 & 4

A promised ruler from Bethlehem

“But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come for me one who will be ruler over Israel, whose origins are from of old, from ancient times.”

“He will stand and shepherd his flock in the strength of the Lord, in the majesty of the name of the Lord his God. And they will live securely, for then his greatness will reach to the ends of the earth.”

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Prayer

Father God, you reign together as one. Help me to lay down my readiness for battle. Heal the wound that swells my anger within. Increase my capacity to love you, my God. May I find that love overflowing to those around me. I ask this prayer from my deepest need, through Jesus Christ. Amen.

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This reading and prayer is taken from today’s “Conversations with Dad” – an online Advent Calendar produced and written by John Pearson of Doorways Youth Project in Saltburn.

Each day’s conversation provides a short narrative giving food for Advent thought. Click here to go to the Calendar and then click on Day 11.