December 19 - O Root of Jesse

SCRIPTURE
- Revelation 7:17

"For the Lamb who is in the center of the throne will shepherd them and lead them to springs of life-giving water, and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.”

REFLECTION
- Kyle

MUSIC
- O Come O Come Emmanuel by The Piano Guys

ADVENT WORD OF THE DAY
- Laugh - Brighten the parts of the world you are in today by sharing a joke or funny meme with as many people as you can. Everyone is carrying a burden…lift it from them, if for just a moment.

O ANTIPHON

- Latin: O radix Jesse, qui stas in signum populorum, super quem continebunt reges os suum, quem gentes deprecabuntur: veni ad liberandum nos, jam noli tardare.

- English: O Root of Jesse, you stand as a sign for the peoples, before you kings shall keep silence, all nations will seek you out: come to deliver your people and do not delay.

Performed by the monks of the Saint John's Abbey Schola.

Video: https://youtu.be/O75VBNAeMQg?si=mzbCkw4HGQjSy3vc

PRAYER OF LETTING GO
To You do I belong, O God,
 into Your hands I surrender my life.
 Pour out Your Spirit upon me
 that I may love You perfectly,
 and serve You faithfully
 until my soul rests in You.