Christmas Pack #8 - The Light Shines in the Darkness
The Light Shines in the Darkness
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A Litany for Christmas
John 1:5
LEADER: O Lord, as we prepare to celebrate the birth of Jesus, we give thanks for the Light that has come into the world and given us hope. And we give thanks for those in every age who have been witnesses to the Light.
PEOPLE: The light shines in darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
LEADER: In the darkness of the threat of environmental collapse, we are thankful for the witness of those of all classes, races and nationalities who have begun to say, "It does not have to be. "
PEOPLE: The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
LEADER: In the darkness of hunger and homelessness in a world that has enough for all, we are thankful for the witness of those who feed the hungry, welcome the stranger, clothe the naked, and struggle for them in the halls of government and corporate boardrooms.
PEOPLE: The light shines in darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
LEADER: In the darkness from unsafe streets to death row cells, we give thanks for the witness of those who remember that justice is not served by violence.
PEOPLE: The light shines in darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
LEADER: In the darkness of greed that is a sickness in our souls, we give thanks for the witness of those who dispel the illusion that life consists in the accumulation of things.
PEOPLE: The light shines in darkness, and the darkness has not over, come it.
LEADER: O God, forgive us when we are content to live in the shadows. This Christmas, strengthen our faith and renew our hope that we may be witnesses to the Light. Amen.
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