Advent Calendar 25 December 2009 - Christmas Day

Merry Christmas.

We pray, O Lord, for refugees and exiles (as we recall the Holy Family fleeing into Egypt) that they may one day return to enjoy the blessings of peace and justice. Amen.

When the song of angels is stilled,

When the star in the sky is gone,

When the kings and princes are home,

When the shepherds are back with their flock,

The work of Christmas begins:

to find the lost,

to heal the broken,

to feed the hungry,

to release the prisoner,

to rebuild the nations,

to bring peace among the brothers [and sisters],

to make music in the heart.

~ Howard Thurman