"Lord, help me to begin this day, and the days ahead, with zeal to grow in Christian fitness and health in the Kingdom. Amen."Reflect: What trials have you undergone as you follow Jesus? How did you overco...

"O Come, let us adore Him, Christ the Lord! Amen." Reflect: “The story of Christmas is the story of God’s relentless love for us.” (Max Lucado)Bible readings of the day:

 "Come, Lord Jesus, and do not delay. Amen."Reflect: “The release of Zechariah’s voice at the birth of John is parallel to the rending of the veil at Christ’s crucifixion.” (Saint Augustine) Bibl...

"Thank You, Lord, for Your love that liberates and empowers us. Amen."Reflect: “At my birth, I took away my mother’s barrenness . . . and healed my father's dumbness, for you gave me . . . the gift of working miracles...

"May the gift of Yourself to us this Christmas inspire us to give of ourselves as well, Lord Jesus. Amen."Reflect:“The Virgin did not merely pronounce her fiat; in every moment she fulfilled that firm and irrevocable ...