December 2, 2024
An Advent Prayer for Someone You Know Who Is Struggling with Loneliness
Father, as we remember the birth of your Son and the significance of His coming, I ask that you help us to also remember those who are lonely. Lord, please open our eyes to anyone within our sphere of influence who are all but forgotten this Christmas. We ask for deep compassion and a conviction to extend our hands and hearts toward them. Lord, help us to understand loneliness in such a way that we would no longer ignore those who do not have friends or family by their side. Raise us up to step outside of our own traditions and embrace the outcast. Most of all, dear God, we ask that You extend your love to them. Be their comforter, their shelter, and their stronghold. We know from your Word that You place the lonely in families. I pray that we would be some of those families with open arms, willing to receive others into our homes without reservation or fear. Father, we thank You for the season of advent and the weeks leading to the birth of the Savior. We celebrate You and the blessedness of Your birth, death, and resurrection. We long for You more than anything, Lord. Show us how and when to reach out to those who need to hear about Your great love and precious gift of salvation this Christmas. We pray these things in Jesus’ Name, Amen.
©Jennifer Waddle
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