Father God of Advent, all praise and glory belong to you. For you have stepped down out of heaven and walked into our lives with the coming birth of the Christ child. Help us to prepare our hearts for him lest we miss the joy of his arrival. For you have taught us that joy…
In the peace of this season our spirits are joyful: With the beasts and angels, the shepherds and stars, with Mary and Joseph we sing God’s praise. By your coming may the hungry be filled with good things, by your compassion may the desperate be helped. And by your love may this table and…
Good and gracious God, on this holy night you gave us your Son, the Lord of the universe, wrapped in swaddling clothes, the Savior of all, lying in a manger. On this holy night draw us into the mystery of your love. Join our voices with the heavenly host that we may sing your…
Christmas Dinner By Nancy Little There is sustenance at table beyond the food. There is song and memory and braiding. The strands are grandmothers and lakes and moonlight, poetry, baked spaghetti, Preacher Gordon, for all he was and wasn’t, just as we are. There is the spiral of DNA, and the surprising tensile strength…