Advent Daybook, 13: Be found in purity and peace

My Advent daybook for these 24 days of waiting. Join me, won't you? (see previous Advent daybook 2016 posts here)


The Annunciation by jay defeo 

The Annunciation by jay defeo 


The Kingdom Within by Tides of Winter 


all readings for this day:  Psalm 146:5-10; Ruth 4:13-17; 2 Peter 3:11-18

 
So, my dear friends, since this is what you have to look forward to, do your very best to be found living at your best, in purity and peace. Interpret our Master’s patient restraint for what it is: salvation
— 2 Peter 3:14-15a (MSG)

prayer for the day:

 
Lord our God, we thank you for giving us a strong fortress in Jesus, the only Lord, with whom we can oppose the whole raging, hateful, lawless, and cruel world. Come what may, we want to hold high the banner of Jesus Christ. In him we want to wait for the time when your mighty deeds will fully establish your kingdom for all nations on earth. You are our God and our Father. Protect us, and give light to our hearts so that we can always be joyful and can hope in you forevermore. Amen.
— Evening Prayers For Every Day of the Year by Christoph Friederich Blumhardt

 

Fill your house with fragrance today. Try this: Make the House Smell Like Christmas


(see all Advent daybook posts from 2015 here)