As we celebrate the birth of your son, Immanuel – God with us, we also wait in anticipation of a Christmas Day when there will be no

 

hunger,

lack of adequate health care,

domestic abuse,

          children living in fear,

                  homelessness,

                  poverty or

                              war.

 

As we remember your gift to us, we renew our determination to work for justice and peace in your world.

 

Amen.