Rise within me like the star
And make me restless
Till I journey on
To seek my peace in you
Song “We three kings”
A candle is lit.
I light a candle for light, sending
prayers high into the inky heavens and
dreams deep into our human soul.
We light a candle for light. May it light our way.
Psalm 72
May the kings of Sheba and Seba offer tributes.
11 And may all kings bow down before him,
All nations serve him.
12 For he will save the needy when he cries for help,
The afflicted also, and him who has no helper.
13 He will have compassion on the poor and needy,
And he will save the lives of the needy.
The Lord’s Prayer in our own language
Our Prayers
I pray for people and situations that are on my heart today ...
For people celebrating Christmas, for the US, Hong Kong and Nigeria, people in lockdown, people dealing with Covid, for people who are lonely, for people who are hungry, for staff in hospitals and care homes, for people suffering from war particularly the children, for people imprisoned for protesting about the abuse of human rights, for people suffering because of floods or heat because of climate change, for the vulnerable and those sick and dying, for the homeless, for asylum seekers and refugees, for our government to make the right decisions, and finally for the children and grandchildren who we must give a better future.
May I not fail you though I face great dangers.
Give me your peace, your wisdom and your strength. Amen
Closing Responses
When the star in the sky has gone
And the wise men have gone back to their homes
The real work of Christmas begins
To find the lost, heal the broken, feed the hungry and release the prisoner. Amen
Pat Nimmo with thanks to © Janet Morley adapted
