Christmas Prayer

Tonight we lit the Candle of Light, signifying the Light that has come into the world.

John 1: 1-5

The Word Became Flesh   

¹ In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 

² He was with God in the beginning.  

³ Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. 

⁴ In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. 

⁵ The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.

Christmas Prayer

by Robert Louis Stevenson
"Loving Father, Help us remember the birth of Jesus, that we may share in the song of angels, the gladness of the shepherds, and the worship of the wise men. Close the door of hate and open the door of love all over the world. Let kindness come with every gift and good desires with every greeting.

Deliver us from evil by the blessing which Christ brings, and teach us to be merry with clean hearts. May the Christmas morning make us happy to be Thy children, and the Christmas evening bring us to our beds with grateful thoughts, forgiving and forgiven, for Jesus' sake, Amen!"