Loving Father, Help us remember the birth of Jesus,
that we may share in the song of the angels,
the gladness of the shepherds,
and 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, and Christmas evening bring us to our beds with grateful thoughts, forgiving  and forgiven, for Jesus' sake.   Amen.

- Robert Louis Stevenson