Here is a
thoughtful prayer for Christmas Eve/Day from Roddy Hamilton.
Christmas Prayer
When all
of time is crushed into a few moments
on the
edge of everything
teetering
on the brink of a new belief in the future
here is
where we meet you, O God.
In the
last moments of darkness
before
the breaking in of the light
and the
cry of a woman
and the
birth of love
here is
where we meet you, O God.
As
silence deepens and the wonder stretches
and the
ancient past, becomes our longed for future
and the
word of the prophets
slip into
fulfilment
here is
where we meet you, O God.
Creating
God
hold this
moment
made of
every time
and may
we breath along with all those
who have
been here before
to the
heartbeat of hope
and know
this moment
so full
of expectation
is as
sacred as they get
for
contained here
is all
the hope of the future
and the
fulfilling of ancient longing
In the
snarl of silence
as the
universe bends with the weight of anticipation
where the
worry is greatest
and the
moment most urgent
here is
where we meet you, O God,
in flesh.
~
written by Roddy Hamilton, and posted on Mucky
Paws. http://www.nkchurch.org.uk/index.php/mucky-paws
