Advent Benediction (for Advent 1 C)

Go now and let the Lord steer you in the way of truth
Be on your guard so that you will not be caught up
in the trivialities and anxieties of the world.
Be alert at all times and pray for strength
to escape the traps that would keep you from God.

And may God make you increase in love for one another;
May Christ Jesus teach you how to live in God’s ways;
and may the Holy Spirit strengthen your hearts in holiness,
as you ready yourselves for the coming of the Lord.

We go in peace to love and serve the Lord,
...In the name of Christ. Amen.

--Nathan Nettleton, from www.laughingbird.net, inspired by the Psalm,epistle, and gospel for the First Sunday in Advent, Year C.