Christmas Readings 2015

Thursday, December 24, 2015
Christmas Eve:
Light all four colored candles and the large white candle.
Luke 2:11 A Savior has been born to you;  He is Christ the Lord.
Read your family's favorite version or translation of Jesus's birth together tonight.  Prayer: Christ is born for us!  Come, let us adore Him.  Lord Jesus, in the peace of this season our spirits rejoice with the animals and the angels, with the shepherds and the stars, with Mary and Joseph, we sing God's praise.  By your coming, may the hungry be filled with good things, and may our table and home be blessed.  Glory to God in the highest and peace to God's people on earth!

Friday, December 25, 2015
Christmas--Light all four colored candles and the large white candle.
Luke 1:68  Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel, because he has come and has redeemed his people.
Christmas is finally here!  Today we light the white candle in t he middle of our wreath to symbolize the purity of Christ.  We should enjoy this day and give thanks to the Lord for giving us the Christ Child.  Prayer: Thank you, God, for the gift of Jesus.  Thank you for the gifts we receive today, for the phone calls and visits of those we love, and for the memories of friends and family who are not with us today.