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Lord Jesus Christ, your birth at Bethlehem draws us to kneel in wonder at heaven touching earth: accept our heartfelt praise as we worship you, our Saviour and our God. a Christmas season prayer from Common Worship Daily Prayer Image Credit: Wikimedia Commons

The house is clean (ish), the tree decorated, presents wrapped, food stocks ready for the family who will arrive over the next 3 days. Advent is almost over. Christmas is nearly here, the great celebration of 'God with us', 'Emmanuel'. If you have been busy preparing, why not take 3 - 4 minutes to be still, rest, watch a flickering candle and listen to this beautiful  version of 'O Come, O Come Emmanuel'. For another version of this last of the 'O Antiphons' for use in the 8 days before Christmas Eve see my post last year here .

I've just realised that today is the 'shortest day'. In the northern hemisphere December is a dark month. The days get shorter until 21 December. From tomorrow onwards the hours of daylight start to get longer. I can't wait. One of my favourite Advent images is light shining in darkness. "The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who lived in a land of deep darkness -  on them light has shined." Isaiah 9: 2 Image Credit: Travis Silva on CreationSwap