Dr. Peter Marshall served Christ faithfully as a pastor and scholar during the 20th Century. In 1946 he was appointed to serve as chaplain of The United States Senate. Here is a prayer of Dr. Marshall’s offered in the days following Christmas:
“O come to my heart, Lord Jesus; There is room in my heart for Thee.
Lord Jesus, we thank Thee for the spirit shed abroad in human hearts on Christmas. Even as we invited Thee on Christmas to be born again in our hearts, so wilt Thou now go with us throughout the days ahead, to be our Companion in all that we do. Wilt Thou help each one of us to keep Christmas alive in our hearts and in our homes, that it may continue to glow, to shed its warmth, to speak its message during all the bleak days of winter.
May we hold to that spirit, that we may be as gentle and as kindly today as we were on Christmas Eve, as generous tomorrow as we were on Christmas morning.
Then if-by-Thy help – we should live through a whole week in that spirit, it may be we can go into another week, and thus be encouraged and gladdened by the discovery that Christmas can last the year round.
So give us joyful, cheerful hearts to the glory of Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.”
Please join us online or in person for worship this Sunday. Rev. Stephanie Tunison’s sermon “He’s Arrived; Now What?” is based on Colossians 3:12-17.
May God richly bless you and yours this Christmas season and strengthen you to carry Christ’s love into the new year. You remain in our prayers.
Peace,
Pastors Cathy and Doug