Prayer for Peace and Action in Advent

This prayer dropped into my spirit today, on this second Sunday of advent, and I felt called to share it with you. As we center our minds on this week’s Advent focus, peace, may we know God does not call us towards a serenity, a peace, which ignores injustice:

“Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food. If one of you says to him, “Go, I wish you well; keep warm and well fed,” but does nothing about his physical needs, what good is it?

In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead.”

James 2: 16-17