Light the Candle!!!

Below is an Advent wreath liturgy written for a Christmas Eve family/early service using Isaiah 9:2-7.  It gives children and adults alike a chance to shout in church and celebrate the birth of the Christ-child.  Fun, simple and meaningful.

One: The people walking in darkness have seen a great light.

RESPONSE: [SHOUT] Light the candle!!

One: [LIGHT PURPLE CANDLE #1]

A light has shined on those living in deep darkness.

RESPONSE: Light the candle!!

One: [LIGHT PURPLE CANDLE #2]

You have made the nation great; you have increased its joy.

RESPONSE: Light the candle!!

One: [LIGHT THE PINK CANDLE]

A child is born to us, a son is given to us, and authority will be on his shoulders.

RESPONSE: Light the candle!!

One: [LIGHT PURPLE CANDLE #3]

He will be named Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace.

RESPONSE: Light the candle!!

One: [LIGHT THE CHRIST CANDLE]

There will be vast authority and endless peace for David’s throne and for his kingdom, establishing and sustaining it with justice and righteousness now and forever.

© Rev. Kevin Goldenbogen, 2016

Kevin Goldenbogen is an ordained minister in the United Church of Christ serving an amazing congregation in the foothills of the Green Mountains of Vermont. He skis, climbs, runs, bakes bread, rides a red Vespa, and tries every day to follow Jesus. He is married to the perfect woman and has two boys who he loves beyond words.