Light Of Eternal Glory

Loving God, light of eternal glory; we praise you for coming in to the world in Jesus to dispell the darkness in human life.  Let that light shine through our lives as we celebrate Advent/Christmas once again.  In this world beseiged by evil, we need that power of your light to guide us on our way, and to transform us into vessels of your divine saving grace.  We thank you for all those who trusted your leading in the storms of history, for all who bravely proclaimed the gospel of the kingdom and for all who have endured presecution and pain for you sake.  Let your light shine into the darkened lives of those who have lost loved ones this past week in Newtown, Conneticuit, and all others to whom sorrow has overshadowed their lives.  We ask it in the name of Jesus Christ, our Lord.  Amen.