Heavenly Father I praise You today for family, friends, mentors, and for every person who has crossed my path in life. I praise You for protecting me from my enemies and watching out for me where I have walked this earth. I praise You for the gift of Christmas, the reality of Good Friday, and for the hope of Easter. Help me today to take command of my morning and shake the evil from it.
Holy Spirit help me to take a moment and find the love, joy, peace, and hope of Christmas. Help me to not get caught up in the legalism of Christmas but enjoy the time when wonder comes alive. Help me to remember that we chose this time to celebrate Your birth of Jesus because we do not have an actual date. Help me to not look so hard for meaning in the things that surround Christmas like trees, stockings, etc. but just be profoundly at peace and alive with hope for why You came to earth to breach the broken relationship between man, your creation and You, the God of the Universe, El Shaddai almighty God.
Help me to see the wonder of Your mighty hand throughout the generations. Help me to teach the wonder of who You are and why we celebrate. Help me to demonstrate the peace, love, and joy that You brought back to the world. Help me to point out how, even in a world ruled by darkness and people living with free will, Your plan, the whole leading up to and fulfilling of the Messiah still happened.
Let us take time this year to just breathe, love our brothers and sisters, show kindness, and truly find a moment of peace. Help us to be the example of why Christ came and reigns in our hearts. Let there be joy once again, and let us witness wonder, miracles, and faith in all that we have in our being. With gratitude for the whole life of Christ, Amen.