Our family has had a week of many mixed emotions surrounding the comings of newborn babies.Today my Simple Pleasure is to focus on the sweetest one of all - the Bethlehem Babe.
Lord Jesus, You chose to come amongst us in Your love and mercy, let us constantly cry out
with joy:
Come Lord Jesus!
You came from the Father to take on our human nature,
and set free what was harmed in us by sin.
One day you will come again in glory to your chosen people,
-come to us today and help us to recognize your mercy and tender love.
Some days I can only be in awe of Your power and love.
You never tire of supporting me.
I constantly ask for help
knowing You will always be there.
From some place deep in my soul,
I hear You calling me by name
and I prepare with a joyful heart for Your coming.
Amidst the hustle and bustle of this season,
help me to slow my heart and listen
to the beating of Your love.
Grant me the gift of hope, patience and waiting in these Advent days
because I want the focus of my waiting to be on You.
I want to praise and glorify You with my life.
Help me live my gratitude to You ....rejoicing!
blessings..Trish
linking with Dayle for today's Simple Pleasures.
lovely, well said :-)
ReplyDeleteJust beautiful!
ReplyDeleteM.
So very,very lovely.
ReplyDeleteDottie
Beautiful my dear! ;o)
ReplyDeleteThis was lovely! I also wanted to say thank you for listing me over in your blog roll! I'm honored! :-)
ReplyDeleteOhhhh, nice old-fashioned header. Also, the photo of the nativity is great. Thanks. Susan
ReplyDeleteThank you, too often we get caught up in the hustle and bustle of Christmas forgetting the real reason of God coming to earth as man.
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing with us to focus on the true and authentic realities at this Christmas time.
ReplyDeletethis is so awesome. What you wrote.."Some days I can only be in awe of Your power and love." I feel too;
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing and I like you want to share the love of CHRIST with others .....
ReplyDeleteOh Trish, I love it. This was my favorite line:
ReplyDelete"I want the focus of my waiting to be on You."
Eleven simple words that say it all. I love your Advent simple pleasure.
Trish, this blessed me in a big way. I can hardly see to type for the tears. Thanks for this simple, but profound reminder of why we celebrate Christmas. It isn't just about one day, but a lifetime of needing a Savior.
ReplyDeleteTrish, the picture you chose of Joseph and Mary is wonderful. Just look at their eyes! They knew!
ReplyDeleteDear Trish,
ReplyDeleteSo inspiring and touching.
I am sure your focus is a wonder to behold.
Thank you for sharing
Blessings
Gae
Simply beautiful, Trish.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful post."Help me slow my heart and listen to the beating of your love" This is my prayer as well. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteWonderful! Amen!
ReplyDeleteTrish,
ReplyDeleteThis is so beautiful. Thank you.
~Jean
What a blessing you gave me with this amazing post. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful words.
ReplyDeleteTrish,
ReplyDeleteSuch beautiful words - words that I truly needed to be reminded of. Thank you for sharing. :)
Blessings,
-Lady Rose
Thank for such a beautiful post. He is the reason for the season. Merry Christmas, Ginger
ReplyDeleteHi Trish so nice to see you over at my blog. Love your little blog here!! looks like we are kindred spirits indeed!! Beautiful words and prayer thanks you for sharing ~Love Heather
ReplyDeleteBeautiful, simply beautiful Advent prayer Trish, I love to read of your heart for God. Thank you for sharing this, and thank you for visiting .
ReplyDeleteQuite beautiful and so perfect. We sometimes need to remember what Christmas is really about.
ReplyDeleteThank you for visiting me and leaving such a nice comment.