A Prayer for Peace in the Overwhelm

Prince of Peace,

Meet me today

in the Christmas overwhelm:

piled-up

cookie sheets, papers, emails

messy

trash cans, floors, bathrooms

disorganized

counters, purses, decor.

Lord of order,

All-knowing One,

You see my unsent packages

unfiled bills

unread books

And yet, you do not condemn.

You embrace me

in a rush of peace

right in the middle

of my kitchen

with my unwashed hair

and flour-covered apron:

a reminder

you helped Mary

face an impossible task

a difficult journey

a lowly birth.

All I want is to sit and rest

bundled up by the tree of lights

gazing upon your wonder

like Mary gazed upon your face:

such hope

in such darkness.

I want your slow peace

to steal over me:

Christmas peace

in the midst of my mess,

Christmas peace

to power me through

busy December

Christmas peace

to grant me hope

joy

and love

from your overflow.

Looking for more Christmas hope? Check out my book, Christmas Peace for Busy Moms, and my recent blog series, Trading Anxiety for Peace.

For the next three weeks of the Advent season, I’ll be sharing Advent prayers here on the blog. They will be short, easy reads to lift you up in your busy days. I’ll also have batches of book reviews for you on Tuesdays, in case you need some last-minute Christmas gift ideas.

Also, I’m SO excited that I will be featured on the (in)courage blog on December 23 with a special Christmas-themed post. I hope you’ll take a minute or two to read it on that day, and let me know what you think!

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