Here’s an opening prayer for the Christmas
season from Grace Church in Ealing,
London.
Opening Prayer
Almighty God,
It’s dark outside
and the nights are long.
We watch and wait with mounting expectation
for the coming of your son into the world.
We ease our waiting with the
blandishments of tinsel and tree.
We delight in their beauty,
but Lord, in our eagerness
guard our hearts from celebrating
the things we have made
instead of the gift you will give.
Amen.
~
from the website of Grace Church in
Ealing, London. http://www.freshworship.org/
