God -
May we comfort Your people in this wilderness…a wilderness that contains a preparation for the way of the Lord. A preparation in which we make straight in the desert a highway for You.
You - who lifts up valleys and lowers hills, who levels uneven grounds, and who makes rough places plain.
Re-form and shape-shift the landscapes of our lives as You come into our presence with might.
We are Your heralds of good tidings. Empower us to lift up our voices with strength and without fear, so we may proclaim, “Here - in this wilderness, in this desert - is your God!”
In the name of the One who feeds us, gathers us, carries us, and gently leads us…
Amen.