This document contains 15 short prayers for Christmas ranging from prayers of thanksgiving to prayers asking for peace, love, and guidance. The prayers are attributed to various authors and traditions and provide perspectives for celebrating the Christmas season through prayer and reflection.

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2. O Lord Jesus Christ, true God from
true God, You became a little child for us
so the world You made would be saved.
Just as a child is born to us and a Son
is given to us, may we be born again
through You and always remain in the
number of God’s faithful children;
through Your merits, O blessed Savior,
with the Father and the Holy Spirit You
live and reign, one God, now and
forever. Amen.
Mozarabic Collects, ed.
Rev. Chas. R. Halle, New York, 1881
A Prayer for Christmas Eve

3. Father of all men, look upon our family,
Kneeling together before Thee,
And grant us a true Christmas.
With loving heart we bless Thee:
For the gift of Thy dear Son Jesus Christ,
For the peace He brings to human homes,
For the goodwill He teaches to sinful men,
For the glory of Thy goodness shining in His
face.
From the sickness of sin and the darkness of
doubt,
From selfish pleasures and sullen pains,
From the frost of pride and the fever of envy,
God save us every one, through the blessing
of Jesus. Amen
Henry Van Dyke
A Prayer for Christmas Morning

4. Loving God, 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
A Prayer for Christmas Day

5. Lord and Giver of all good things, the magi
travelled for miles to bring the Christ child
the first Christmas presents. So may we,
too, remember with thankful hearts the
love that comes with each present we
open. We also thank you for the love You
have for each of us, and we thank You for
the many gifts that You give us, especially
the gift of live itself. Amen.
Author Unknown
A Thankful Christmas Prayer

6. Almighty God, who has poured upon us
the new light of your Incarnate Word; Grant
that the same light enkindled in our hearts
may shine forth in our lives through Jesus
Christ our Lord. Amen.
Book of Common Prayer
A Traditional Christmas Prayer

7. Born Thy people to deliver,
born a child and yet a King,
born to reign in us forever,
now Thy gracious kingdom bring.
By Thine own eternal spirit
rule in all our hearts alone;
by Thine all sufficient merit,
raise us to Thy glorious throne. Amen.
“Come, Thou Long
Expected Jesus” by Charles Wesley
A Christmas Carol Prayer

8. Another year with Jesus!
I thank Thee, Lord, today
For Thy unfailing presence
Along life’s rugged way.
Guide me, O blest Redeemer,
Teach me to do Thy will,
And Thine own perfect purpose
In me each day fulfill. Amen.
Howard Thurman
An Exalting Christmas Prayer

9. Give us, O God, the vision which can
see Thy love in the world in spite of
human failure. Give us the faith to trust
the goodness in spite of our ignorance
and weakness. Give us the knowledge
that we may continue to pray with
understanding hearts, and show us
what each one of us can do to set forth
the coming of the day of universal
peace. Amen.
Apollo 8 Astronaut
Frank Borman
Christmas Supplication Prayer

10. Almighty God and Father of light, a
child is born to us, a Son is given to
us. Your eternal Word leaped down
from heaven in the silent watches of
the night, and now your Church is filled
with wonder at the nearness of her
God. Open our hearts to receive His life
and increase our vision with the rising
of dawn, that our lives may be filled
with His glory and His peace, who lives
and reigns for ever and ever. Amen.
International Committee
on English in the Liturgy
(ICEL)
Holy Season Prayer

11. Almighty God,
grant that the new birth
of Your Son in the flesh
redeems us from the old slavery
under the yoke of sin,
so we may receive Him with joy
as our Redeemer,
and that when He comes to judge
we may see Jesus Christ our Lord,
who lives and reigns with You
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
forever and ever.
Amen.
Wilehelm Loehe
Birth and Freedom in Christ Prayer

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