MARY

Snippet

If we could condense all the truths of Christmas into only three words, these would be the words: "God with us." John MacArthur God With Us, Zondervan, 1989, p. 16.

  Scripture

Mary said, "I am the servant of the Lord. Let this happen to me as you say!" Luke 1:26-28 NCV

Song

Mary Did you Know  By Mark Lowery

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_U2G8wsbXBo

Mary did you know that your baby boy will one day walk on water?

Mary did you know that your baby boy will save our sons and daughters?

Did you know that your baby boy has come to make you new?

This child that you've delivered, will soon deliver you.

Mary did you know that your baby boy will give sight to a blind man?

Mary did you know that your baby boy will calm a storm with his hand?

Did you know that your baby boy has walked where angels trod?

And when you kiss your little baby, you have kissed the face of God.

The blind will see, the deaf will hear and the dead will live again.

The lame will leap, the dumb will speak, the praises of the lamb.

Mary did you know that your baby boy is Lord of all creation?

Mary did you know that your baby boy will one day rule the nations?

Did you know that your baby boy is heaven's perfect Lamb?

This sleeping child you're holding is the great I am.

Sentence Prayer

We hold before God:

Those whom life is very difficult;

Those who have difficult decisions to make, and

Who honestly do not know what is the right thing to do.

We hold before God:

Those who have difficult tasks to do and to face,

And who fear they may fail in them;

Those who have difficult temptations to face, and

Who know only too well that they may fail too

Them, if they try to meet them alone.

We hold before God:

Those who have difficult people to work with;

Those who have to suffer unjust treatment, unfair

Criticism, unappreciated work.

We hold before God:

Those who are sad because someone they loved has

Died;

And any who are disappointed in something for

Which they hoped very much.

William Barclay

Celtic Daily Prayer Pg 218