This Sunday, July 25, Lancaster First United Methodist Church in Lancaster, Ohio will be celebrating "Christmas in July" for our worship services. The purpose of celebrating Christmas in the middle of the summer is to remind ourselves of the good news of the coming of Jesus Christ into the world and to receive a generous special offering which will go toward local and global outreach ministries. Whenever the church celebrates a "Feast Day" such as Christmas, I like to post the corresponding collect (worship prayer.)
While it feels strange for me to do this, here's the Christmas prayer as we prepare to celebrate Christ's birth this Sunday.
Prayer - Christmas
Eternal God, by the birth of Jesus Christ you gave yourself to the world. Grant that, being born in our hearts, he may save us from all our sins, and restore within us the image and likeness of our Creator, to whom be everlasting praise and glory, world without end. Amen.
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While it feels strange for me to do this, here's the Christmas prayer as we prepare to celebrate Christ's birth this Sunday.
Prayer - Christmas
Eternal God, by the birth of Jesus Christ you gave yourself to the world. Grant that, being born in our hearts, he may save us from all our sins, and restore within us the image and likeness of our Creator, to whom be everlasting praise and glory, world without end. Amen.
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