God, our Father
At our fall from your grace and justice
You promised the coming of a Savior
who would
liberate us from the slavery of sin
who would
bring us back to Your presence
who would
dispel the darkness in our midst
In the fulness of time, You sent Your Son to restore all
things in You
Ah, what a grace-filled event it was
eternity
contained in time
the Babe
God-Man laying on a manger
Shepherds
contemplating the realization of the angels’ message
Kings
adoring the King of kings, and Lord of lords
Mary and Joseph pondering the mystery
that descended in their midst
God was with them, in flesh and blood
It was a great gift in exhange for our fault
We feel unworthy to receive it
What are we that you care for us, and made us little less
than like You
What are we to share with Your divinity
As we celebrate the Birth of the Child Jesus
remind us
of the great gift you have given us:
the Peace that the world can not give
the Peace that the world can not give
grant us
the grace to accept this Mystery
and
transform us to be like Him to others;
to be peace to our brothers and sisters
to be peace to our brothers and sisters
Truly, it is only then, that we can rise as a renewed
humanity
It is only then, that He can be rightly called Emmanuel;
the God who is with us, the God among us.
the God who is with us, the God among us.
We ask this from You
in the name of Jesus Christ, God made man
through the mediation of the Holy Spirit
one God forever and ever. Amen
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