As Christmas day nears and the highs and lows of holiday 2021 stir us, here is a whispered Christmas prayer and a brief pause. May we all inhale peace deep into our hearts this day to transform all fear. May we exhale gentleness and mercy unto the weary world. Even if present circumstances and uncertainty remain, we can charge the energetic field with goodness and hope for restoration, healing, and revival. We can add our YES to the atmosphere, knowing life is a gift and love is always the point. Thank you for considering Prayer for Christmas: Shine In Me, Oh Holy Light.
Prayer for Christmas: Shine In Me, Oh Holy Light
Here is a moment to lift our gaze and offer thanks to a Most Loving Giver who illumines every heart preparing Him room.
My soul is freshly awake with wonder as I consider our blessed capacity as vessels to become Bethlehem where something new may be born.
At this moment, considering the fragile physical, mental, and spiritual health of so many around the globe, my mind turns to the holy light we rely on to guide and heal us right where we are.
And so I pray…
Holy, Holy Maker of all things beautiful and good, fill your lowly servant (so prone to darkness and suffering) with a fresh hope, with sacred light.
Oh, Magnificent Creator, help your child surrender every shadow obscuring the truth of who you are, of who she is.
Help us, oh Lord, to reflect your warm rays of love unto a world shivering with longing and confusion.
Be with us as we live, breathe and find our being in you.
As we move through problems or prosperity, may we seek your face and feel your shining approval.
Oh, Father, may we ever seek the grace to be sustained and strengthened by your trustworthy energy.
Thank you for dwelling in us as a Holy Presence closer than our own heartbeat.
May we surrender all those cares and treasures to which we cling, knowing that only then will we be truly free.
Holy Light, this Christmas, come as a Divine lamp to the corners of our souls.
For we know that your healing beauty will right every wrong and flicker as an eternal flame… come what may.
Renew us this day.
Be near in this season of waiting.
Forgive us for all the ways we fail to rise to thy divine purposes.
Bid us to look to the night sky for a shimmering sign.
May we trust and follow that star.
Oh, may it lead us deeper into humility and faith.
May our journey carry us through mysterious skies into fresh hope and Perfect Love.
I pray all of this with a spirit of humble unknowing.
Shine in me, Oh Holy Light.
Amen.
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If you are still with me, thank you.
I pray the richest blessings will be lavished upon you and yours this Christmas.
What a gift to have you here.
Thank you for your friendship, kindness, encouragement, and support of this pocket of inspiration for interiors, both literal and figurative.
I look forward to sharing loveliness for us to greet in 2022 as a promising new year dawns and the promise of divine Presence remains.
Love is Christmas
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Peace to you right where you are.
-michele
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Such a beautiful prayer. Thank you for sharing it.
It truly gave me more to think about and be blessed about today.
Merry Christmas
Much love,
Rose
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Rose, thank you for taking the time to read, pray, and send your love. I’m so grateful. Merry Christmas to you and yours.
How very beautiful and needed in today’s world. Thank you so much for the Christmas prayer!
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So grateful to have you here and what a gift to be able to pray with so many wonderful souls. Peace to you, friend.
Amen, Michele. What a beautiful prayer. May you have a wonderful Christmas and a happy and healthy 2020!
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Thank you for praying it with me, Kathy. Happy Christmas to you and yours and a healthy new year too!
Beautiful prayer from a beautiful soul. Perfect prayer on the eve of Christmas and the upcoming new year. Blessings to you and yours as well❤️
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Thank you, Amy. Happy Christmas and peace to you. xox
Beautiful!! God Bless You!! MERRY CHRISTMAS!
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Merry Christmas, Gretchen – thank you for reading and adding to the beauty.
Merry Christmas! I prayed along with your prayer. You are a blessing to me. May Jesus Christ uphold you until the day of his coming. May His peace bless you. Thank you for your Christian blog.
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Thank you for reading, Judy. Wishing you love this Christmas and the assurance He is with us and for us!
Your prayer is beautiful.
Is it possible to get in a format that can be shared without the
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Wishing you all the Blessings of Christmas.
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Thank you for being here. That is a smart idea, and I’ll create a version with the text and add it to the post. Wishing you peace, Lin.
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I created a pin with the prayer only and inserted it toward the end of the post and emailed you the text. Blessings! 🙂
Such a fulfilling and refreshing way to start my morning. Thank you for that. Wishing you all the wonders of the season.
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Thank you so much for reading with such tenderness, Celia. Humming Christmas carols here as I do all the Christmas things. 🙂
Michele –
Wow , how we all needed that prayer! Thank you for shining loveliness into our hearts and lives every day. Your insight and tenderness are truly incredible and inspirational! You are such a blessing!!! May the Lord blanket you and your family with healing and love this new year.
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Oh, I love this vision of a blanket of healing, friend!!! Thank you, truly. My heart is ready to receive it all. Peace to you and yours as the Light approaches!
Thank you for sharing your beautiful prayer. I, too, pray for peace and healing in a world that is so weary. It is my greatest hope that our dear Lord will be merciful and grant us a new year filled with hope and good health, and that all will look to Him in joy and thanksgiving. Have a blessed Christmas and a happy and healthy new year.
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I appreciate your kindness and wishes and time – peace to you during this advent season. I am holding out hope with you for a new year filled with mercy.
I send you a very grateful Thank You today. Faith in God is the greatest gift given to those who choose
May God bless you
Teresa
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Thank you for showering this space with gratitude – I reflect it back to you and thank you kindly for reading and taking the time to spread blessing. 🙂
Thank you for sharing this beautiful prayer. May you and yours have a Blessed Christmas season…..
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Thank you so much – sending peace to you this advent season as we await the coming Light. 🙂
Thank you for sharing this message of peace and light. Its so needed especially at this time of the year to remind us of the true beauty of the season. Thanks you so much for this pray. Merry Christmas.
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You’re so welcome, Dee. Thanks for adding to the beauty here and for taking the time for kindness. Merry Christmas.
Merry Christmas, Michele! Your posts are indeed lovely.
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Thanks so much for being here on the journey and making it more lovely. xox
AMEN to everything! ❤️Love that song!
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Merry Christmas, beautiful soul. Wishing you and yours peace and joy!