From the prayer book I use each day:
“Everlasting God, it’s Advent once again. We’ve eagerly waited for change, but it appears little has happened. Expand in me the great hope that one day I will be raised from this broken earth- changed in the blink of an eye, and that everything bent and bruised, curdled and corrupted in me and in this world will be transformed into lasting goodness, righteousness and truth. In Jesus’ name. Amen”
The Long Walk Home 
Beautiful and what I needed to pray this morning. Thank you.
which prayer book?
i like this
It’s called Seeking God’s face and goes through the church year with a psalm, a reading, a prayer and a blessing for each day… Very good indeed. The lovely Roz Arnold also goes through it daily. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Seeking-Gods-Face-Praying-Through/dp/0801072646/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1386082296&sr=8-2&keywords=seeking+god%27s+face
it’s also pretty which helps!