Christmas Blessing

And so goodness and loving kindness have appeared among us — not by our work or righteousness — but by holy mercy, and indeed, how else would goodness and loving kindness be manifest among us if not by miracle? But because they have appeared in abundance,...

Glory to God in the Highest

Into the stillness bright flashes, loud pops, bursts of sound, all so disorienting Who can stand at such a time when power erupts without warning, without even a Pity to help the fast-beating hearts caught off guard by the moment, by the forceful authority And when...

Emmanuel

God is with us not despite but in God is with us not except but because God is with us not after but through God is with us not near but within God is with us not until but along God is with us not from but for God is with...

Begotten

As the day wanes and the moon itself tires, hear God’s whisper of love unceasing: You, my dear, are begotten, knit of holy breath and of hallowed dust, as delighted in as the stars, adopted as a sister to the trees as a brother to the streams, and ever a...

To the most holy & boundless Word Made Flesh

Stay in the manger, Baby Jesus, safe in your swaddling clothes. Safe in the manger where we can adore you without fear. Snug in your manger, Jesus, so we may immortalize you in a sanitized barn. Secure in a rustic manger where the cow is your biggest competition, far...

O Christmas Tree

O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree, be thou my source and courage! O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree, yield joy and peace to nourish Thy people’s hope when days are long, Their voice to meet despair with song. O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree, may faith stay...

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