Thursday, January 2, 2025

Send us as you will, LORD. Send us through the streets to share the good news of your birth. Send us back to the pasturelands to share with those who did not run with us. Send us to remain by your side to worship you. Send us, and we will go with you to share your glory!

We journey together upon your Ancient Path, in the company of friends and family. With our attention on each other, we sometimes lose sight of you and are no longer in your presence. We give thanks that we know you are in your sacred prayer space, waiting for us to return to you.

We enter your sacred prayer space, pausing from our schedules and plans. You invite us to participate in your great mystery, to experience life beyond the limits of physical space and time. We marvel at your seasons, continuous renewal and eternity.

We enter your sacred prayer space, longing for the day you will return in righteousness to deliver us from our circumstances. How long, O LORD, will we need to wait for your deliverance? How long until you establish your Kingdom of Peace?

Thank you, Divine Family, for this sacred time with you. Thank you for Jesus, who is the image of God, helping us to see, know, and experience your love in real and tangible ways. Thank you, our purpose is in Jesus.

We enter your sacred prayer space, remembering your birthday into this physical world. We gather with friends and family. We read and reflect on the stories of your birth. We celebrate and give thanks for the many blessings of the past year.