Laid on Straw

Luke 2:10-12

And the angel said to them, Fear not, for behold, I announce to you glad tidings of great joy, which shall be to all the people; for to-day a Saviour has been born to you in David's city, who is Christ the Lord.

And this is the sign to you: ye shall find a babe wrapped in swaddling-clothes and lying in a manger.

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Prayer

Father God, creator of all things, through your Son Jesus the Christ you experienced the fullness of our suffering, becoming weak and vulnerable, bound tightly in swaddling clothes. Through your suffering, death and resurrection, you released us from our bondage. Your promise is eternal life hereafter and new life now.

May I not bring you straw nor gifts of Frankincense or Myrrh – may I find a way to offer myself to you in the knowledge of your love. Amen.

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This reading and prayer is taken from today’s “Conversations with Dad” – an online Advent Calendar produced and written by John Pearson of Doorways Youth Project in Saltburn.

Each day’s conversation provides a short narrative giving food for Advent thought. Click here to go to the Calendar and then click on Day 17.