hope for our souls

Dear Jesus,

Your day is a means and a pledge of peace.

    At your birth heaven and earth were reconciled,

    Since you came from heaven to earth on that day

    You forgave our sins and wiped away our guilt.

You gave us so many gifts on the day of your birth:

    A treasure chest of spiritual medicines for the sick;

    Spiritual light for the blind;

    The cup of salvation for the thirsty;

    The bread of life for the hungry.

In the winter when trees are bare,

    You give us the most succulent spiritual fruit.

    In the frost when the earth is barren,

    You bring new hope to our souls.

Amen

— adapted from a prayer by St. Ephraim the Syrian  

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