Christmas Prayer

Emmanuel, God with us, 
Christ, the anointed one:
You are born, you are here.
Glory in all the heavens, and on earth, peace. 


May we recognize you, may we accept you, 
May we nurture you in our hearts.  
And may we ourselves be born again in you:
So that indeed there is a new creation, 
So that all things become new. 


Thanks be to God.

Another morning prayer

Thank you God for this precious day.
Help me to live it with a peaceful and joyful heart.
Help me to live it with a mind that is clear and undistracted.
Help me to live it with compassion for all those around me.
Help me to live it in service to your will.
Help me to live it in humility, without ego-clinging.
Help me to live it in faith, for in you all things are possible.
Amen.