Dr. Peter Marshall
A Christmas Prayer
We thank thee, O God, for the wondrous spell of this Christmas season that brings its own sweet joy into our jaded and troubled hearts.
Forbid it, Lord, that we should celebrate without understanding what we celebrate, or, like our counterparts so long ago, fail to see the star or hear the songs of glorious promise.
As our hearts yield to the spirit of Christmas, may we discover that it is thy Holy Spirit who comes-not a sentiment, but a power to remind us of the only way by which there may be peace on earth and good will among men.
May we not spend Christmas, but keep it, that we may be kept in its hope, through him who emptied himself in coming to us that we might be filled with peace and joy in returning to God.
Happy Holidays to the most noble, the true and courageous Brothers of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. and to those pretty girls that wear twenty pearls.
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