Lord God, you loved us so much that you sent your son Jesus
to be born, live, die and rise for us. Just when humanity digressed from the
right path, you deemed it fit and proper that Jesus came to be born among us.
Now we pray dear Lord, to be accepting, courageous, and forth right like Mother
Mary. Help us to prepare for the birth of Jesus inside us, to feel the birth
pangs and to know the responsibilities associated with it. May we be filled
with the Holy Spirit like St. Mary and foresee that the humble will be exalted
and the proud will be humbled.
May the birth of Jesus not remain a season but be a time of
conviction, commitment and community. Let the lent that we observe be not for
personal gain but for Christ to be born in the lives of others just as he has
in our life. Help us God to prepare for a start of a time when we remember that
Christ is born. May we not stand far but near Jesus, offering our presence and
gifts like the shepherds and the Magi. Allow us to watch the light which takes
us to where Jesus is, be with us as we walk in pilgrimage to the sites of the
birth of Jesus, stopping to be a part of the families on the road and in houses
who have accepted Jesus through their lives and convictions. In the name of
Jesus, who is born for all of us. Amen.
Picture courtesy Hanna Varghese, 'God is with us', Pinterest.
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