Prayer for the Week:
I can see you fast approaching;
I have been looking for you;
and dreaming about you
for quite some time.
They call you Christmas Day –
They refer to you as a holiday –
They unpack you
and decorate you
and then, when done,
return you to the closet.
The world loves Christmas
But does the world love you,
O Lord of the Manger?
Do we love you,
not in some
what do I get out of the deal
type of thinking,
but with a love that is willing
to give away
whatever is necessary
to follow you
to really follow in your ways:
to rid the world
of greed and gluttony;
to transform religions
of their self-righteousness;
to love and fully welcome
those the world has cast away?
We have been waiting,
patiently waiting,
for Christmas,
but have we been waiting for you,
Christ, the Newborn King.
Make within us room
for your fullness to dwell.
Amen.
TONIGHT
