Beloved in Christ, at this Christmastide let it be our joy and delight to hear again the message of the angels, and in heart and mind to go to Bethlehem and behold this thing that God has done in giving us God’s son, born as a baby in a manger.
Let us listen and reflect on the mystery of God’s love for us that, through this Holy Child, peace has come to us.
Let us join our voices with the angels and sing hymns of praise to the newborn King.
Let us join, in the name of this King and his way of love, with the poor and helpless, the cold and hungry, the sick and lonely, the oppressed and victims of injustice.
And let us pray for ourselves that God would grow in us hearts of love and respect.
Jesus Christ is good news for the poor, release for the captives, recovery of sight for the blind and liberty for those who are oppressed.
Gathering and Bidding Prayer
Christmas Lessons and Carols for Peace and Justice
from the Rev. Rob Voyle
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