December 23, 2018 - On the last Sunday of Advent we pray this prayer: "O Lord, raise up, we pray Thee, Thy power, and come among us, and with great might succor us; that whereas, through our sins and wickedness, we are sore let and hindered in running the race that is set before us, Thy bountiful grace and mercy may speedily help and deliver us." As Advent closes and we await the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ at His birth, we lift up the lamenting cry of how desperately we need Him to come to us and deliver us. In this prayer we find the spiritual disposition and posture of all those in Christ. This prayer reveals the truth of how we are to live out the moments of our lives in and through our Savior.