On Dec 24, 2:12*pm, Claire Towny > wrote:
> Loving God, Help us remember the birth of Jesus,
> that we may share in the song of the angels,
> the gladness of the shepherds,
> and worship of the wise men.
>
> Close the door of hate
> and open the door of love all over the world.
> Let kindness come with every gift and good desires with every greeting.
> Deliver us from evil by the blessing which Christ brings,
> and teach us to be merry with clear hearts.
>
> May the Christmas morning make us happy to be thy children,
> and Christmas evening bring us to our beds with grateful thoughts,
> forgiving and forgiven, for Jesus' sake.
>
> *Amen.

Now THIS . . . I do object.

Stuff it, Claire
Lynn in Fargo