A Prayer for the Headlines for Monday, December 24th

Good Morning, God,
Ah, Christmas Eve Day!
Early this morning, the stores will still be busy with people buying groceries.
Men (mostly, probably!) will be buying those last minute gifts, just to get something!
Around noon today the offices will begin to close.
Even now, families are preparing for the travel to the home of family members and/or friends.
The children are getting especially antsy, because they know that in just a few more hours, Santa will come to their house.
Around 4:00 p.m. the worship services will begin and continue to begin and end until just into tomorrow morning, Christmas Day.
Then the joys of Christmas Day will begin:
The joys of children and presents;
The joy of worship and Jesus;
The joys of families and friends.
Lord, amid all of these joys,
May each person be the bringer of joy to at least one other person:
A smile,
A hug,
An "I love you";
The comfort of "I'll be with you, no matter what";
The hope of better relationships,
Better health
And the best gift of all:
The acceptance in our lives of your gift to us with your Son, Jesus Christ.
In Jesus' name, Amen.