A Christmas prayer

Lord, let me never take you for granted or lose my wonder at you.

That’s what the priests and scribes seemed to have done.

They studied your scriptures. They did all their religious rituals.

But when they heard you had been born, they couldn’t be bothered to seek you out. They just went back to their studies and religious practices with hearts completely unchanged.

Lord, let me instead be like the wise men. Seeking you. Overwhelmed with joy at the sight of you. Falling to my knees. Worshiping you.