Christmas Prayer

Give us a heart for simple things:
Love and laughter
Bread and wine
Tales and dreams
Fill our lives with
Green and growing hope
Make us a people of justice
Whose song is Hallelujah
And whose name
Breathes Love.
 
- A Prayer by Walter Wink

Henry J.M. Nouwen, Advent prayer

Lord Jesus,
Master of both the light and the darkness, send your Holy
Spirit upon our preparations for Christmas.
We who have so much to do seek quiet spaces to hear your
voice each day.
We who are anxious over many things look forward to your
coming among us.
We who are blessed in so many ways long for the complete joy
of your kingdom.
We whose hearts are heavy seek the joy of your presence.
We are your people, walking in darkness, yet seeking the light.
To you we say, 'Come Lord Jesus!'" 


- Henry J.M. Nouwen, Advent prayer