![]() May the Christmas morning make us happy to be Thy children, and the Christmas evening bring us to our bed with grateful thoughts, forgiving and forgiven, for Jesus’ sake, amen (a prayer by Henry Van Dyke).I can’t even tell you how stinkin’ cute this Advent calendar is and I have a bunch of ideas on how you can use it to brighten your holiday season. Deliver us from evil, by the blessing that Christ brings, and teach us to be merry with clean hearts. Let kindness come with every gift and good desires with every greeting. Close the doors of hate and open the doors of love all over the world. Help us rightly to remember the birth of Jesus that we may share in the song of the angels, the gladness of the shepherds, and the worship of the wise men. The day of joy returns, Father in Heaven, and crowns another year with peace and good will. ![]() Help me to do everything in love, as I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. Teach me even to love my enemies, and do good to those who hate me, as Jesus commands. Teach me to love You with all my heart and with all my soul and with all my mind and with all my strength, and to love my neighbor as myself. I trust in Your unfailing love surely Your goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever. Loving God, You demonstrated Your love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. And grant us such love and faith in You that we may be filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy. Teach us to always pray with joy, giving joyful thanks to the Father, Who has qualified us to share in the inheritance of His holy people in the kingdom of light. Grant that as Jesus promised, His joy may be in us and our joy may be complete.įulfill His promise that, though we may grieve, our grief will turn to joy, and no one will take away our joy. ![]() Please fill me with joy in Your presence, with eternal pleasures at Your right hand. Heavenly Father, let all who take refuge in You be glad let them ever sing for joy. Amen (Luke 2:14 Romans 5:1 2 Thessalonians 3:16 Romans 14:19 Philippians 4:7 Colossians 3:15). So, let the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, guard our hearts and minds in Christ Jesus and the peace of Christ rule in our hearts, now and forever more. Grant that, as far as it depends on us, we may live at peace with everyone, making every effort to do what leads to peace. May the Lord of peace Himself give us peace at all times and in every way. Thank You that, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. God of Heaven, at the first Christmas Your angel announced, “Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace to those on whom His favor rests.” Thank You for the peace Your Son Jesus promised, not as the world gives, but willing, deep, lasting, and abiding peace. ![]() Grant that we may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit and that we, who put our hope in Christ, might be for the praise of His glory. Remind us often that everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through the endurance taught in the Scriptures and the encouragement they provide we might have hope. That we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand-in the hope of the glory of God…to such a degree that we can even glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance perseverance, character and character, hope.Īnd hope does not put us to shame, because Your love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us. God of hope, thank You that in Your great mercy You have given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade. READ MORE: Advent Candles and Holders Perfect for the Advent Season 1) A Prayer for Hope Here are some suggestions, drawn from an assortment of Bible verses, as well as a prayer for Christmas Day by Henry Van Dyke, author of The Other Wise Man. Whether or not your church or family lights Advent candles, you can beautify these coming weeks with your prayers for hope, peace, joy, and love. ![]()
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