May the extraordinary love,
by which the Father sent his Son at Christmas,
embrace my family and friends, my heart and my home, this day.
And may the astounding sacrifice,
by which Jesus was born in Bethlehem,
mark all my attitudes, actions and interactions this day.
And may the irrepressible joy,
by which the Spirit conceives and breathes new life,
fill me with the holiness of heaven’s happiness, now and forever more.
Amen