A Prayer About Accepting The Christ-child
Most Precious Lord Jesus, Gentle And Wonderful God, Truly Awesome And Ever-present Holy Spirit…
Precious Lord Jesus, I love you.
You are precious now as you were precious when you were first born.
I need your help today, Lord.
In this busy Christmas season I am caught up in the holiday and I too often forget about why we celebrate.
Today I got caught up in the rush of things I need to do and I got angry and frustrated.
I worry about how things will not work out.
I sometimes dread this time of year because of all the pressure.
I know feeling these things is not your will for me.
Please forgive me for today I forgot about the glory of your birth.
I let myself get caught up in the world and I got caught up in my selfish thoughts and selfish needs.
I know better.
Even at this most precious time of the year, the darkness attacks me and attacks others.
When the darkness attacks, I make mistakes. I am sorry Lord.
I know you forgive me.
When I get into one of these fixes and make mistakes, help me take you as a newborn baby into my arms.
Help me to think about cuddling you as Mary and Joseph cuddled you on the night of your birth.
As I take you into my arms, help me turn away from the sinful darkness within me.
Help me turn away from the sinful darkness all around me.
Help me to look into your manger scene when the dark moments come at me.
Help me accept you more each day.
When I am tired and frustrated this Christmas season, remind me about why we celebrate the glory of your appearing.
When I am busy and caught up in what is to come next, remind me to stop for just a minute and kneel down next to you as you rest in the hay.
When I am weak and selfish, touch my heart to reach out to you so I can keep you in my heart all year round.
All these things I humbly pray in the name of my most Blessed Lord Jesus Christ, my Mighty God, and my Ever-present Holy Spirit upon whom I can rely. Amen