Posts Tagged ‘Christmas’
Prayer to Develop a Giving Heart
This prayer to develop a giving heart will help you align with God’s plan for you to help others less fortunate. A Story about Giving from My Father’s Life My father told me a story that has stuck with me for many years about a memorable lesson on giving that he learned one Christmas from…
Read MoreChristmas Depression Prayer: When Life Isn’t Easy and Christmas Isn’t the Most Wonderful Time of the Year
Christmas depression? But “It’s the most wonderful time of the year…” familiar Christmas lyrics to a song made famous by Andy Williams, and written in 1963 by Edward Pola and George Wyle. It’s a bouncy song that evokes the feelings of a happy holiday season. I’m guessing if you’re here on this website reading this…
Read MoreChristmas Window Decoration Using a Christmas Throw or Blanket
Hanging a printed Christmas throw, blanket or material over a window can create a stained glass window effect that is a low cost, simple to do decorating idea. I bought a fleece Christmas throw that shows the nativity scene at Walmart for about $13 and I hung it over a south facing window to let…
Read MoreChristmas Prayer for Unconditional Love
Father, we thank you that at the very center of the Christmas season is Your relationship with us as our Loving Father. Often we don’t really understand the unlimited nature of Your love until we have children of our own. Finally we realize the mysterious feeling of devoted love that parents have for their children,…
Read MoreChristmas Prayer of Blessing from the Early Church
The radiance of the Father’s splendor, the Father’s visible image, Jesus Christ our God, peerless among counselors, Prince of Peace, Father of the world to come, the model after which Adam was formed, for our sakes became like a slave: in the womb of Mary the virgin, without assistance from any man, he took flesh.…
Read MoreHow to Make a Christmas Prayer Decor Using Icons
With all of the busyness of the Christmas season, it’s good to include in your decorating plans a small area that provides a sanctuary for prayer and meditation. This video shows you how to use religious icons which are religious paintings that are highly symbolic and cause us to think about the Divine. Come into…
Read MoreA Christmas Prayer for Joy
Are you finding it hard to find joy in your life this Christmas? During Christmas we expect to have fun, be with friends and family and feel happy. Yet often we find ourselves depressed, lonely, stressed out and worried. Here is a prayer for your for the kind of Christmas joy that transcends our let-down…
Read MorePrayer for the Peace of Christmas
Are you in need of peace this Christmas? Although we often hear the phrase “Peace on earth, good will toward men” (Luke 2:14) at Christmas, our world is often not in a peaceful state. Peace evaporates in our personal lives due to grief from losses, worries about our welfare and health, serious conflicts with people…
Read MorePraying the Names of God in O Come O Come Emmanuel
The hymn O Come O Come Emmanuel has a number of powerful names for God that can be used as short prayers during Christmas so that we might ask for and receive the divine benefits of His character. These short prayers are part of Church tradition and are assigned to days in December in a…
Read MoreA Christmas Prayer of Hope
One of the magnificent gifts of the Christmas season is hope. Here is a prayer of Christmas hope for all of us who need to be refilled with a belief that our lives are going in a good and meaningful direction despite our challenges and circumstances. Christmas Prayer of Hope Father, we thank you that…
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