Gracious God, with joy and thanksgiving we gather as Your people

Pastor: Gracious God, with joy and thanksgiving we gather as Your people to ponder anew the timeless story of Christ’s birth. For at just the right time, You worked in the most unlikely ways to fulfill Your promise to send Your Son into this world. Prepare us now to hear again the news proclaimed on a Bethlehem hillside so long ago.
People: In the excitement of this night, quiet our hearts that we may know the peace and fullness of this…