Christmas Tree Prayer
Dear Lord
Please bless the
Christmas Trees.
May their evergreen
branches remind us of
your everlasting
goodness.
May the glittering lights
and shiny ornaments
remind us of the light
your son brought
into the world.
May the skirt wrapped
round the pot
and the roots remind us
of your blanketing
and protecting grace.
May the gifts that surround
these beautiful trees
make us mindful of
the many gifts we have
received from you.
And may joy and peace
nest in your branches,
next to the spider
and the pickle,
and the angels
and the snowmen.
And may the star on the top
remind us of another star,
many years ago,
that marked the way
to find a little baby
who came
to save us.
Amen
~Gail Nickerson, author