​​Prayer for December 2025

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 Lord,

We bless you for Christmas, not least because it comes in the darkest days.

It

• brightens our streets

• decorates our homes

and

• lifts our spirits

• teaches us your intentions

 

With the mess the world is in, we slip easily into despair

And begin to believe there is no point in trying to improve it.

But lower our sight and sharpen our view

To see the goodness that runs through human activity like a golden thread

And the kindness that

• gives rest to the weary

• lifts up the fallen

• encourages the weak

and

• gives hope to the despairing

 

Above all, teach us, no matter how hard the road and dark the way,

to

• travel cheerfully

• stick to the good path

and

• bless those who walk with us.

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