Christmas Tree ~ New York City
On the Feast of the Holy Family,/ may we learn to love people as we find them,/ or as they may become./ We pray to the Lord.
Celebrating that at Christmas,/ in a new way,/ God came to be with us here on earth./ Give us insight,/ willingness and resolve/ which may yet save the life of our dying planet./ We pray to the Lord.
For families in need of healing,/ where there is debilitating sickness,/ anger,/ violence,/ poverty or despair./ Bless the world's children with the security of being wanted,/ welcomed and loved./ We pray to the Lord.
Strengthen Pope Francis in his world mission./ Keep him in good health./ Give the world ears to hear his message,/ and a new heart which strives to create human solidarity./ We pray to the Lord.
As we draw near to starting a new year and a new decade,/ we pray for the President of the United States,/ our congress and those who govern around the world./ Encourage those who work vigorously to defeat greed,/ indecency,/ hostility and division./ We pray to the Lord.
We entrust our own families to God care./ May we look to that wider sense of family which makes room for the new comer,/ the weak ones,/ the stranger,/ and those who/ for lack of money/ are of no consequence./ We pray to the Lord.
