All: God continues to meet us where we are; stooping down to show us love and compassion.
Reader: God, you show up in all kinds of places, like mangers, homeless shelters ...
All: ... emergency rooms, prisons, soup kitchens, even church.
Reader: Help us to look for your arrival and guidance ...
All: ... even where we'd least expect it.
Reader: God, help us to see you in the midst of real life ...
All: ... in all of its interruptions, frustrations, busyness and disappointments.
Reader: Thank you, God, for your constant presence in our lives.
All: We give you grateful praise.
