Prayer of Sacred Reading and Listening (Lectio Divina), Monday, January 5, 2026, 9:00am

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“Shining Hope”, Lauren Wright Pitman

Pittman, Lauren Wright. Shining Hope, from Art in the Christian Tradition, a project of the Vanderbilt Divinity Library, Nashville, TN. https://diglib.library.vanderbilt.edu/act-imagelink.pl?RC=57077 [retrieved January 3, 2026]. Original source: Lauren Wright Pittman, http://www.lewpstudio.com/.

Isaiah 60:1-6

1 Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD
has risen upon you. 2 For darkness shall cover the earth and
thick darkness the peoples, but the LORD will arise upon you,
and his glory will appear over you. 3 Nations shall come to your light
and kings to the brightness of your dawn. 4 Lift up your eyes and look
around; they all gather together; they come to you;

your sons shall come from far away, and your

daughters shall be carried in their nurses' arms.

5 Then you shall see and be radiant; your heart shall

thrill and rejoice, because the abundance of the sea

shall be brought to you;

the wealth of the nations shall come to you.
6 A multitude of camels shall cover you,

the young camels of Midian and Ephah;

all those from Sheba shall come.
They shall bring gold and frankincense and shall

proclaim the praise of the LORD.

The Lord’s Prayer in Three Voices

Voice 1     Our Father who art in Heaven

Voice 2         Holy One beyond all names, Eternal Wellspring, 

Voice 3 O Great Spirit, our Father from above,

Voice 1 Hallowed be thy name Thy kingdom come

Voice 2 May love rise again in us today 

Voice 3 we honor your name as sacred and holy.

Voice 1 thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven

Voice 2 with food for every table, shelter for every person,

Voice 3 Bring your good road to us, 

where the beauty of your ways in the spirit-world  

above is reflected in the earth below.

Voice 1 Give us this day our daily bread

Voice 2 and reverence for every living being.

Voice 3         Provide for us day by day

--the elk, the buffalo, and the salmon. 

The corn, the squash, and the wild rice. 

All the  things we need for each day.

Voice 1 Forgive us our sins, as we forgive those who sin against us

Voice 2 Forgive us our failings in love,  and free us from all  

falseness, 

Voice 3 Release us from the things we have done wrong, 

in the same way we release others 

for the things done wrong to us.

Voice 1 and Lead us not into temptation,

Voice 2 that the light of our souls may shine 

Voice 3        Guide us away from the things that tempt us 

to stray from your good road

Voice 1      but deliver us from evil

Voice 2      and help the strength of our spirits endure 

for earth and all its people

Voice 3  and set us free from the evil one & his worthless ways.

Voice 1 For the kingdom, the power, & the glory are yours forever

Voice 2 this day, tonight,  and forever.  

Voice 1     Amen!

Voice 2   Yes, I commit! 

Voice 3   Aho! May it be so!

Texts  from  Matthew 6: 9-13 (NRSV), "Celtic Benediction," by John Phillip Newell,        

First Nations Version: An Indigenous Translation of the New Testament.

Closing Prayer

O God of light and peace, whose glory, shining in the child of Bethlehem,  still draws the nations to yourself:

dispel the darkness that shrouds our path,

that we may come to kneel before Christ in true worship,

offer him our hearts and souls,

and return from his presence to live as he has taught. Amen.