Heavenly Father,
You have brought us into your communion — the communion of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit through faith in your Son Jesus Christ. Thank you for this grace to believe, taking you at your Word, and adjusting our lives accordingly.
We believe you, if anyone is in Christ they are a new creation; the old is gone, the new has come. Come Lord Jesus and cause your joy to spring up in us. We would like to behold again the wonder of your birth and the wisdom of your ways.
During this remembrance of Jesus’ birth we pray that you would be present among us:
comfort those who mourn;
rescue those who despair;
deliver those who wander;
Make known to us the pathway of life and activate the ways of peace by your Spirit.
We praise you, for the forgiveness of sin has cast away the ledger that stood against us!
Thank you.
We lift up to you our campus communities. We pray that scholars would know you. We pray that students would experience Your refreshing Presence during this break. We pray that those anxious for provisions would be enriched through your abundance abiding in community. Come Lord Jesus, Come.
We lift up to you regions, countries, and people groups yearning for peace in Syria, Yemen, Tigray, Mexico, and Xinjiang. Come Lord Jesus, Come.
(Please join me in the Lord’s Prayer.)
Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name,
your kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread.
And forgive us our debts,
as we also have forgiven our debtors.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from the evil one;
for yours is the kingdom,
and the power, and the glory,
forever.
Amen.
This prayer was part of our Weekend Broadcast released on 26 December 2020.