A Christmas Eve Prayer

Rev. Jeffrey Symynkywicz, December 24, 2002

There shines forth from the Christ Child’s face
the greatest miracle of all:
Life in all its glory,
all its story, all its history,
its mystery; divine grace
made human and come to dwell among us;
perfect splendor of dust and stars.

In every child’s face there lies an epic
of tragedy and joy, laughter and tears
flowing freely throughout all the years
the Hand of Life will bring.
In every child’s face there still abides
the signs and signals, emblem and symbol
of every betrayal, every heroism,
every friendship, every love,
every day a life has seen,
each song a life will sing.

In that Holy Child’s face we know
the pain that can never let us go.
In every human face we trace
the evidence of God.
In that face the light
of life shines through darkest night;
in that face the holy dark
descends, blessed mystery eternal,
with no beginning. with no end:
endless alleluia the universe will sing.

In every child’s face we see
the very face of God.

jbs
1/16/02 - 12/24/02

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