Printable Karens Korner #954

Sharing is one of the things I enjoy most about Karen's Korners. On Tuesday night, we had our Marys and Marthas meeting. Sue Freund shared several of her original thoughts. Here is one of her thoughts and her prayer:

With all the busyness of the Christmas season I especially like driving through neighborhoods and looking at the Christmas lights. Homes appear as magical gingerbread houses and the warmth radiates from within.

Trees and shrubs covered in lights. Lighted candy canes, snowmen, reindeer and Santas. Angels and Nativities. I love them all. Yet my favorite of all is the Star.

“The First Noel the angels did say, was to certain poor shepherds in fields as they lay. In fields where they lay keeping their sheep. On a cold winters night that was so deep. They looked up and saw......a star.......shining in the east beyond them far.And to the earth it gave great light. And so it continued both day and night.

“ We three kings from Orient are bearing gifts we traverse afar. Field and fountain moor and mountain following yonder star.”

“Oh little town of Bethlehem how still we see thee lie. Above the deep and dreamless sleep the silent stars go by.”

“ Away in a manger no crib for a bed the little Lord Jesus laid down his sweet head. The stars in the sky looked down where he lay. The little Lord Jesus asleep on the hay.”

We pray for peaceful solutions to wars around the world and we pray for the safety of our servicemen. We pray for the families who may be apart this Christmas. May the true meaning of Christmas be in all our hearts as the same stars shine over us all.

With all the hustle and bustle of this holiday season, grant us a few quiet moments to reflect on our own memories of Christmas past. Te parts we played in our very own Sunday school Christmas pageant, singing hymns with the choir, lighting candles on Christmas Eve. Let us take the time to thank all those who made these precious memories possible.

We thank you Lord for all our blessings large and small. Even the smallest snowflake.

If we should look up to a rooftop and see a sparkling lighted star against the dark winter sky take our thoughts back to a Christmas long ago. Thoughts of a star shinning over a stable, a manger holding a tiny baby, who would be called Jesus.

Lord we pray here tonight that we too may follow the star to you, Jesus, our Lord and Savior.