Thursday, December 13, 2007

A Christmas Prayer by Robert Louis Stevenson

Help us rightly to remember the birth of Jesus,
that we may share in the song of the angels, the
gladness of the shepherds, and the worship of the
wisemen.

Close the door of hate and open the door
of love all over the world.

Let kindness come with
every gift and good desires with every greeting.

Deliver us from evil by the blessing that Christ
brings, and teach us to be merry with clean
hearts.

May Christmas morning make us happy to be
Thy children and the Christmas evening bring us to
our beds with grateful thoughts, forgiving
and forgiven, for Christ's sake. Amen.

Collected by
Marylee Manson Armour

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