Why we wait.

A Litany of Longing from "The Magnificat Advent Companion"


In the dryness of prayer, we long for you O Lord!
Come, Lord Jesus (Rev 22:20)

In the dissatisfaction of useless entertainments, we long for you, O Lord!
Come, Lord Jesus.

In the desert created in us by overwork, we long for you O Lord!
Come, Lord Jesus.

In our thirst to love and be loved, we long for you O Lord!
Come, Lord Jesus.

In our yearning for priorities that matter, we long for you O Lord!
Come, Lord Jesus.

In our desire for a just world, we long for you, O Lord!
Come, Lord Jesus.

In the darkness of our accumulated sins, we long for you, O Lord!
Come, Lord Jesus.

In the hopelessness of our addictions, we long for you O Lord!
Come, Lord Jesus.

In the emptiness of habits of mind that nourish no one, we long for you, O Lord!
Come, Lord Jesus.

In our restlessness for something beyond our present good, we long for you, O Lord!
Come, Lord Jesus.

In our search for an anchor in life, we long for you, O Lord!
Come, Lord Jesus.

In our pursuit of beauty and goodness, we long for you, O Lord!

Come, Lord Jesus.

may he find us.

Purify our conscience, Almighty God, by your daily visitation, that your Son Jesus Christ, at his coming, may find in us a mansion prepared for himself; who live and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.

Amen.