Collect, Fourth Sunday of Advent (Redub)

God our provider,

you gave to Mary many measures of joy,

in bearing Jesus and bringing him to birth.

Help us learn from her waiting and labouring,

her loving and sorrowing.

Equip us to carry the measures of

joy and sorrow that visit us.

Alert us to your presence within and all around.

Amen.

The Gunning Fog readability index suggests 5.06 years of formal education is required to understand this prayer on a first reading, the Common Worship prayer requires 27.48 years.

Here's the information on how this prayer is a redub.

4th Sunday of Advent Collection of 5 prayers is here.

You can also look at the full Index of Prayers.

The project runs from Advent 2012 to Advent 2013.

If you want to use the prayers, an acknowledgement of myself as author and, if there's space, the url to my blog would be much appreciated.