{"id":3891,"date":"2016-11-25T11:14:53","date_gmt":"2016-11-25T17:14:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sarahdamm.com\/?p=3891"},"modified":"2016-11-25T11:14:53","modified_gmt":"2016-11-25T17:14:53","slug":"advent-prayers-weary-woman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/sarahdamm.com\/index.php\/2016\/11\/25\/advent-prayers-weary-woman\/","title":{"rendered":"Advent Prayers for the Weary Woman"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"6m596\" data-offset-key=\"4ds1b-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"4ds1b-0-0\">\n<p><span data-offset-key=\"4ds1b-0-0\"><strong>How are you spending Black Friday?<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"4ds1b-0-0\">I am looking toward this Sunday\u2014the first Sunday of Advent! This weekend, my family and I will set up our Advent wreath, Jesse Tree, and manger scene. But as much as I am looking forward to Advent, the season of hopeful waiting, I am starting to feel a bit anxious about <\/span><span data-offset-key=\"4ds1b-0-0\">my growing holiday to-do list.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"4ds1b-0-0\">\n<p>Maybe you are feeling the same way\u2014a bit weary before the busyness of Advent and Christmas even begins? The good news\u00a0is that <strong>Advent is a very special gift for those who are fatigued, disheartened, and weary.<\/strong> Because Jesus wants us to remember that He came to restore peace and rescue the weary.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For the season of Advent, I am giving a FREE Advent prayer journal to my <a href=\"http:\/\/madmimi.com\/signups\/153413\/join\" target=\"_blank\">email subscribers<\/a>.<\/strong> How&#8217;s that for a Black Friday deal? <em>Advent Prayers for the Weary Woman<\/em>\u00a0will include short Scripture quotes, Christmas carol lyrics, prayers, and pondering questions to keep us close to Jesus this Advent. Together, we will contemplate Jesus&#8217; invitation to come, to wait in hope, and to rest. We will invite Him to give us wisdom with it comes to our holiday to-do list. And we will discover ways to praise Jesus, even when we are struggling.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, beginning this Sunday, I am offering a four-part blog series to keep us encouraged \u00a0this Advent. The reflections will coordinate with the journal, and it is my hope that we can lift each other up this Advent,\u00a0as we spend time with the Lord, who wants us to come to Him for rest and refreshment.\u00a0By Christmas, my prayer is that the weary will rejoice again, all because we took some time to be still in the presence of Jesus.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>To receive your free prayer journal, which will arrive in email inboxes this Tuesday (or at the time\u00a0you subscribe if after Tuesday), click <a href=\"http:\/\/madmimi.com\/signups\/153413\/join\" target=\"_blank\">HERE<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/madmimi.com\/signups\/153413\/join\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3893\" src=\"http:\/\/sarahdamm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Advent-invitation_pin.png\" alt=\"Advent Prayers for the Weary Woman: A FREE Prayer Journal | sarahdamm.com\" width=\"735\" height=\"1102\" srcset=\"http:\/\/sarahdamm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Advent-invitation_pin.png 735w, http:\/\/sarahdamm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Advent-invitation_pin-200x300.png 200w, http:\/\/sarahdamm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Advent-invitation_pin-683x1024.png 683w, http:\/\/sarahdamm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Advent-invitation_pin-180x270.png 180w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 735px) 100vw, 735px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How are you spending Black Friday?\u00a0I am looking toward this Sunday\u2014the first Sunday of Advent! 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