A PRAYER FOR THE FIRST SUNDAY AFTER CHRISTMAS
John 1:10-18 (NRSV)
10 He was in the world, and the world came into being through him; yet the world did not know him. 11 He came to what was his own, and his own people did not accept him. 12 But to all who received him, who believed in his name, he gave power to become children of God, 13 who were born, not of blood or of the will of the flesh or of the will of man, but of God.
14 And the Word became flesh and lived among us, and we have seen his glory, the glory as of a father’s only son, full of grace and truth. 15 (John testified to him and cried out, “This was he of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me ranks ahead of me because he was before me.’”) 16 From his fullness we have all received, grace upon grace. 17 The law indeed was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. 18 No one has ever seen God. It is God the only Son, who is close to the Father’s heart, who has made him known.
O God
Our God
We praise and thank you
for the Word made flesh
and lived among us
Your Word
Your Son
came and comes
among us still
Walking our streets
Entering our homes
Sharing our struggles
and our joys
Healing the sick
Feeding the hungry
Comforting the grieving
Raising the dead
Pouring out upon us
grace upon grace
cleansing and renewing
with waters of life
Forgiving our sins
Renewing our strength
Bidding us to follow
and become your children
O God
Our God
We praise and thank you
for the Word made flesh
and lived among us
and lives here still
Amen
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