Today’s prayer
Written prayerHeavenly father, it’s hard to imagine the baby Jesus wrapped in swaddling clothes and not luxurious fabrics, lying in a manger on a straw bed instead of in a crib of Gold. Yet, that shows the tenderness of your heart and that Jesus was sent for the lowly and disenfranchised. It exemplifies that rullership is about servanthood not exaltation. No one would have ever thought to look for the newborn king in a manger among the cattle without the shining light of the star to spotlight this unusual birthplace. Keep me sensitive to all the ways you want to guide me. Don’t let me project my expectations on how I think you should manage a situation. Your ways are not my ways they are way better than mine. Teach me to listen for your voice and follow your ways. Help me get my mind out of the way I think things should be, and my need to figure things out. You already have everything figured out. I am going to trust and obey when you bid me to come and follow you. Break my heart with compassion this Christmas season and show me the truth of what real love is all about. Show me how to worship the one gift worth having; The gift of your son, Jesus, in my heart. I pray these things in Jesus name, amen.
