A Christmas Prayer

Dear Jesus,

I pray that the person reading this feels an abundance of your love today. No matter the hardships, loneliness, and stress that can accompany this time of year, your love for us never fades. May your peace and comfort embrace this person like a warm and cozy blanket on a cold winter day.

Lord, relieve the burdens and expectations that come with Christmas. Allow today to be what it is — whether carefree and light or chaotic and busy or quiet and still. You meet us where we are, even when we are hiding from difficult relatives or scrambling to salvage a ruined dessert. Thank you, God, for giving us grace no matter how today feels.

I am so thankful that you love us even when we neglect to love you back. Thank you for wanting to understand us so much, you were willing to come as a vulnerable baby and use unlikely people to remind us that you will use us too.

Give us the strength, courage, and humility to submit to your loving plans for us. Soften our hearts so that we will be willing to change when you lead us in a new direction. Remind us that you are trustworthy and our lives are in your hands.

Finally, I pray that everyone in this community knows that you would’ve still come to redeem them even if they were the only person in the world. We are special to you. Thank you, Jesus, that even though we can’t do anything to earn this love or pay it back, you guide us to become more like you when we accept your love. Help us see who needs to feel your love today.

We praise you for the blessings and mercy you have shown us throughout this season. Thank you, Jesus, for your great love!

Amen.

Merry Christmas! I hope and pray you have a wonderful day with time to reflect on God’s never-ending love for you.

For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.

John 3:16