The Joy of Christmas

<p data-pm-slice="1 1 []">Join Pat Willie as she brings you two minutes of prayer and reflection. We believe that prayer is essential, life-giving, and life-sustaining. In this 2 minute prayer, we pray for the Joy of Christmas. Please join us for 2 minutes of prayer to our Lord and Savior.</p> <p> </p> <p>Transcription:</p> <p>Hello. This is Pat Willie, the founder, and CEO of the not-for-profit ministry, The Gathering. When women gather, when women worship. Thanks for joining us for this podcast, the two-minute prayer. I believe that prayer is essential. It is life-giving and life-sustaining, and it only takes just a minute to pray.</p> <p> </p> <p>This prayer for the joy of Christmas reading from the New Testament, Luke chapter two beginning at verse one, and it came to pass in those days that there went out a decree from Caesar Augusta that all the world should be taxed and having tax was first made by Cerenia the governor's school. And all went to be taxed every one into his own city.</p> <p> </p> <p>And Joseph also went up from Galilee out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem because he was the house and lineage of David to be taxed with Mary, his expound wife. Being great with child. And so it was that while they were there, that the days were accomplished, that she should be delivered and she brought forth her firstborn son wrapped him in swaddling clothes and laid him in a manger because there was no room for them in the end.</p> <p> </p> <p>And there were in the same country, shepherds abiding in the field. Keeping watch over their flock. They at night and lo the angel of the Lord came upon them and the glory of God, Sean, around about him. And they were so afraid. And Saint Joel said unto them fear, not for behold. I bring you good tidings of great joy.</p> <p> </p> <p>Which shall be to all people born unto you is born this day in the city of David, which is Christ the Lord a savior. And this shall be a sign unto you. You shall find a babe wrapped in swad