Dear Lord,

Celebrating the birth of Your Son has been a

joyous time. Now we are in the throws of winter, and

the cold and the snow has many of us feeling the

winter doldrums. Thankfully, we have somewhere

to be safe and warm. Some of us, less fortunate,

have nowhere to call home. We pray for those

who are lonely, or sad . . . . sick, or homeless.

Keep their spirits alive, that they might find some

comfort from the hopelessness they face. Show

us, through them, that there is always hope. We

may not understand Your plans for us, or the roads

You will have us travel, but You have given each of

us this unique opportunity to know and share Your

love. We just need to open our hearts to receive it.

Amen