"I'll be home for CHRISTMAS..." The lyrics of the old song ring in our hearts as we contemplate traveling to visit loved ones for the celebration of the birth of JESUS and to share the joy of being together...
...but, those who are deployed don't have the luxury of boarding a plane or getting into a car and traveling the distance between them and those they love.
May our prayers, prayers which enfold them always, increase at this time of the year. May we beseech the HOLY GOD who we love and who loves us that HE might pour out HIS SPIRIT and HIS LOVE upon them in a richer, fuller way than HE usually does so they may KNOW THAT THEY KNOW THAT THEY KNOW the reality of HIS presence and HIS power with them.
As they
celebrate the wonder of "EMMANUEL, GOD WITH US," may they truly know in
the depth of their spirits that HE IS WITH THEM.
LORD JESUS, glorify YOURSELF among those who serve in our Military. Show YOURSELF strong for them. Enfold them in who YOU are. Guide them and guard them. Give them a wondrous celebration of who YOU are this CHRISTMAS, and bring them home safely at the appointed time. In YOUR matchless name we pray, JESUS. Amen.
LORD JESUS, glorify YOURSELF among those who serve in our Military. Show YOURSELF strong for them. Enfold them in who YOU are. Guide them and guard them. Give them a wondrous celebration of who YOU are this CHRISTMAS, and bring them home safely at the appointed time. In YOUR matchless name we pray, JESUS. Amen.
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