Weekly Peace Prayer

for December 23, 2025
prepared by
Sister Carmel Little, CSJP

Constitutions:
Christ is our peace, the source of our power.
 United with him we engage in the struggle
against the reality of evil and continue the work
of establishing God’s reign of justice and peace. #2

“Bringing Christ to Birth”
What good is it to me
if this eternal birth of the divine Son
takes place unceasingly
but does not take place
within myself?

And,
what good  is it to me
if Mary is full of grace
and if I am not also full of grace?
What good is it to me
for the Creator to give birth to his/her Son
if I do not also give birth to him
in my time
and my culture?

This, then,
is the fullness of time;
When the Son of God
is begotten
in us.

This is the fullness of time –
when the Son of God
is begotten in you.
Meister Eckhart

Prayer
Gracious and Generous God,
give birth within us to a spaciousness of heart
as we celebrate this feast of your Son, Jesus.
May our hearts have room for kindness and compassion,
for gentleness and forgiveness, for acceptance and love.
Help us to bring Christ to birth as we live in peace with each other
and we pray that all peoples will turn their hearts and thoughts towards peace
so that your reign may be more fully realized during this Christmas season.
We pray this in Jesus’ name. Amen.

Quiet Reflection

Reading:
In haste Mary climbed the hills of Judah
A young girl
Hurried by the secret growing in her
To seek reassurance
From another who
Also held in quiet confidence
The certainty that nothing is impossible with God.

And Elizabeth did not fail her;
Blessed are you among women,
And blessed is the fruit of your womb.

The Spirit prompted her
To instant recognition
Of Mary’s hidden treasure

As her own babe leapt within her womb,
Already eager to commence his herald role.

Then Mary spilled her joy
(forever scattering grace about her)
In words that long millennia
have never silenced.
And all generations since that Visitation Day
Have called her blessed
As they too magnify the Word
So wondrously clothed in this virgin’s flesh.
A poem by Jeanne Kun

Prayer:
Come! O Come, Our hearts cry out
As we prepare the way for God’s promise of Peace

Make straight a way through the clouds of uncertainty
Speak words of Peace in the silence we share.

Make level a way through relationships strained
Be prophets of Peace as war fills the air.

Make holy a way letting Light through the gloom
Welcome God’s Gift of Peace

Quiet Reflection

Blessing for the People of Palestine and Israel
May your life become more peaceful!
May you find reasons to be happy and play together - Israelis and Palestinians.
May you have loving parents and thoughtful teachers who help you
to live together in a peaceful community.
May you lead a wonderful life and overcome poverty and illness.
We wish that you don't have to be afraid any more and that there will never be a war again.
May you be full of trust and hope!
May you live in peace throughout the Christmas days and may you find everlasting peace.
May you have enough to eat and also get some presents.
May you feel joy at Christmas time.
We wish you a life without fear and a peaceful year. Merry Christmas!
From Pax Christi’s 2007 letters to the People of Palestine and Israel

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