The First Day of Christmas

Prayer of the Day

All powerful and unseen God, the coming of your light into the world has brightened weary hearts with peace. Call us out of the darkness and empower us to proclaim the birth of your son, Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.

Amen

John 1:10-14

¹⁰ He was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world did not recognize him. ¹¹ He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him. ¹²Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God— ¹³children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband’s will, but born of God.

¹⁴ The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.

Why would God come in a way that many who saw him "did not receive him?"

Alleluia! A Holy Day has dawned upon us. Come you nations and adore the Lord. Come let us adore Him!