In
Bethlehem
the
light
broke through the dark.
It stayed with us,
and we no
longer
fear
the
 night.

O
Christ,
give us a glimpse;
let everyone find you now,
shining like the sun, or the sliver of a moon,
hummingbird’s wing or spider’s web;
in laborers, or in a baby’s laugh
in those with no home
and in migrants.

Let no part of your creation
ever be hidden from
the glow of your
earthly, Godly
presence.

Let us
find
you in
all things
every minute

of
every
day.

For
 a child
 is born to us,
a son given us.

Mary gave birth to her firstborn son.

Upon his
shoulders dominance rests.
His victory is vast and forever peaceful.

You will find him wrapped in swaddling clothes lying in a manger.

This is the name they give him: Wonder-Counselor,
God-Hero, Father-Forever
Prince of Peace,

Jesus.

Come,
 let us adore him.

Unto
our ancestors
God spoke in partial
and various ways, tacitly,
through prophets and others,
as through a wall or over it or around it.

To us
He speaks directly
 through his
 Son.

O God in your generous love, you speak to us, face to face,
 straight to our hearts, through Christ. 
Let us listen, help us
hear.