O God of mangers
God of lullabies
Simple shepherds
and silence
You knew exactly
what we needed.
Forgive us
our clamors for what
We want, while we miss
what we really need.
Turn on the Light again
above the stable
And let it shine again
in our confused hearts.
Visit our busy lives
with quiet grace.
Still our hurrying,
and give us moments
When we see in the face
of Jesus Christ
How to want
what we need.
We long to be
at Bethlehem
Where he is born
in us, that we
May become
a crossroads where
Love is lived out
in his name
For the least and
For the lost.
Amen.
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