I use a devotional guide which re-prints for me the appointed lessons for the day. There is also a reading, linked to the lessons, as well as an opening and closing prayer. Occasionally, it is one of these which guides my thoughts and meditations.
So it is with the closing prayer included for today. It is a simple reminder that the same God who has prepared Heaven for me, is at work, preparing me for heaven. God is the one who gifts us with eternal life; God is the one who prepares us to receive the gift.
During this season of Advent, we speak of preparing. Most of that talk is in the category of "Prepare the way of the Lord." But part of it is surely a hope that God will prepare us for that which we are about to receive.
Here is the prayer which prompted such thoughts:
O God, you who have prepared a place for my soul, prepare my soul for that place; prepare it with holiness; prepare it with desire; and even while it remains on earth, let it dwell in heaven with you; seeing the beauty of your face and the glory of your saints, now and for evermore. Amen.
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