December 15, 2019
From writer and poet Robert Louis Stevenson:
A Christmas Prayer
Loving Father,
Help us remember the birth of Jesus, that we many share in
the song of the 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 clear hearts.
May the Christmas morning make us happy to be thy children
and Christmas evening bring us to our beds with grateful thoughts,
forgiving and forgiven, for Jesus’ sake. Amen!
What are your favorite parts of this prayer? Mine are:
“teach us to be merry with clear hearts”
and
“Christmas evening bring us to our beds...grateful, forgiven.”
