Place an Advent wreath at the center of your group. Light two candles for the second week of Advent.
LEADER: Faithful God, you led our ancestors to freedom through the sea.
ALL: You led them home from exile through the wilderness.
LEADER: You lived among your people in a tent and a temple.
ALL: Your Son became flesh and lived among us as one of us.
LEADER: We gather to hear the stories that tell us who we are.
ALL: Our community is home to your Spirit.