Come, Emmanuel, into This Heart We Share as Your People: Opening Prayer

Come, Emmanuel, into this heart we share as your people, as your body in Christ, your church.
Come, Emmanuel, meet us in the frailty of our human flesh.

Come, Emmanuel, find us in our longing and desire for serenity and peace.
Come, Emmanuel, dance with us.
Come, Emmanuel, light up our hearts.

Come, Emmanuel, use us to prepare the way for a new day, where we recognize you and cherish your earth: star and soil, breath and light, this moment and every moment, your gift to each of us in life itself.

Come, Emmanuel, our hope is in you.

Wendy MacLean, Brockville, Ont.