I remember the days of old,

I meditate on all

   that You have done,

I ponder the work

             of Your hands.

I stretch out my hands

                   to You;

my soul thirsts for You

       like a parched land.

            Psalm 143. 5-6

(Not just fond memories

              of the past,

but the steadfast chronicle

      of God's faithfulness,

in the past,

the now,

       and the next.

On that we build

         on the foundations,

not just what God has done

         but Who He is.

On Him

   we can stake our lives.

We have all been

  in troubled, fearful,

  difficult places before.

We know exactly what to do:

   "Trust Me in this."

God has equipped

     and strengthened us

     by what we have

         already been through.

He equips and strengthens us

        for what is to come.

We have seen only a glimpse

   of His love and faithfulness.)

O LORD,

On this Christmas Eve,

may we not just

    bask in memories

    of Christmases past,

but stand as a witness

           to others.

May we celebrate differently

  because we know You.

May we live differently

  because we know You.

Thank You, Jesus,

    for coming to save us.

O God, You always work

in great,

amazing,

and supernatural ways

of which for the most part,

     we are unaware.

Thank You.

For You alone are holy.