Advent daybook, 7: the sun of righteousness shall rise with healing in its wings

My Advent daybook for these 24 days of waiting. Join me, won't you? (see previous Advent daybook 2015 posts here)

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look

You Do It To Me
John Petts
16th Street Baptist Church, Birmingham, Alabama
via The Advent Project 

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read
Malachi 4:1-6: But for you who fear my name, the sun of righteousness shall rise with healing in its wings.

all readings for the day: Luke 1:68-79; Malachi 4:1-6; Luke 9:1-6

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pray

O God of all the prophets, you herald the coming of the Son of Man by wondrous signs in the heavens and on earth. Guard our hearts from despair so that we, in the company of the faithful and by the power of your Holy Spirit, may be found ready to raise our heads at the coming near of our redemption, the day of Jesus Christ. Amen. (source)

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listen

He's My LIght

Mahalia Jackson

(Also, feel free to listen with me to my ever-evolving Advent playlist or a growing Advent Orchestral/Choral playlist on Spotify.)

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do

help someone who needs it (friend or stranger) today

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(see all Advent daybook posts from 2014 here)