<html><body><div><font size="4">Collect for 4 Advent:</font></div><div><font size="4"></font><br></div><div><font size="4">Let us pray:</font></div><div><font size="4"></font><br></div><div><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; line-height: 115%"><font size="4">God of our inner lives,</font></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; line-height: 115%"><font size="4">you gifted Joseph </font></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; line-height: 115%"><font size="4">with the ability to</font></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; line-height: 115%"><font size="4">ponder in silence,</font></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; line-height: 115%"><font size="4">to dream your will,</font></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; line-height: 115%"><font size="4">to act without fear.</font></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; line-height: 115%"><font size="4">Silence our tongues and monkey minds</font></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; line-height: 115%"><font size="4">so that we too may </font></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; line-height: 115%"><font size="4">ponder,</font></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; line-height: 115%"><font size="4">dream,</font></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; line-height: 115%"><font size="4">and act</font></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; line-height: 115%"><font size="4">through Jesus Christ our Lord, </font></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; line-height: 115%"><font size="4">who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, </font></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; line-height: 115%"><font size="4">one God for ever and ever. Amen</font></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; line-height: 115%"><font size="4"></font><br></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; line-height: 115%"><font size="4">For reflection and haiku on 4Advent go to > </font><a href="http://preachingtip.com/preaching-tip-of-the-week/" target="_blank"></a><a href="http://preachingtip.com/preaching-tip-of-the-week/" target="_blank"><font size="4">http://preachingtip.com/preaching-tip-of-the-week/</font></a></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; line-height: 115%"><font size="4"><br></font></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; line-height: 115%"><font size="4">Bob Eldan</font></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; line-height: 115%"><font size="4">Lander, Wyoming</font></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; line-height: 115%"><font size="4">USA</font></p></div></body></html>