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Loving Father,
help us to remember
the birth of Jesus,
that we may share in
the song of the angels,
the gladness of the
shepherds,
and the
worship of the wise men.
Close the door of hate
and open the door of love
all over the world. Let kindness come with
every
gift and good desires with
every greeting.
Deliver us from evil by the blessing
which Christ brings, and
teach
us to be merry with
clear hearts.
May the
Christmas morning make
us happy
to be Thy children,
the Christmas evening
bring us to our beds with
grateful thoughts,
forgiving and forgiven, for Jesus' sake.
Amen
Robert Louis Stevenson
(1850-1894)
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