come and steal in...

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liturgical preview from Sunday's service

Christmas Coming
by Pat Bennett (Hay and Stardust, ed. Ruth Burgess)

This Christmas, Lord,
take a corner of my life and steal in…
invade the busyness of my doing
with the quiet of your coming.

This Christmas Lord,
take a corner of my mind, and steal in…
illuminate the darkness of my thinking
with the brightness of your seeing

This Christmas, Lord,
take a corner of my heart and steal in…
infuse the coldness of my being
with the warmth of your Being.

This Christmas, Lord,
as at Bethlehem's stable,
come and steal in…
take the unprepared places of my life
and make them fit for your dwelling.