A Prayer of Blessing for this Christmas

“For unto us a child is born…”

Father we thank you for this Advent season…

…this time when even the secular seems to have touches of the Sacred.
As we rush to prepare for services celebrating the birth of your Son,
let us not forget to take time ourselves to consider the meaning of it all.

The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us.

Let that truth pierce our hearts this week… as though we just heard it for the first time.
Out of His great love for us, the Infinite God squeezed himself into our tiny little finite existence!
Fill us with wonder anew that it may drip out onto those around us…
…so that we won’t be just leading services this week, we’ll be experiencing them.

Bring those who need to hear the Good News of Great Joy.
Help us to proclaim it with love and grace.
Fill us all with the Peace that passes all understanding as we gather once more around the manger.
Just as the shepherds did so long ago…
…to bow in worship before the King of all Creation.

To Him be the Glory and Honor and Praise forever and ever.
Amen.

Glad tidings of great joy,
Alex S. Leung