Jesus Christ bringer of hope,
We give you thanks that you bring the promise of
Joy to the grieving
Justice for the oppressed
Freedom for the captive
And food for the hungry
Jesus Christ bringer of hope
Come to us
Open our hearts and minds and lives

That your birth in our midst
might sustain us in hope
So that we might live in ways
That bear witness to your love
And enact your radical hope
Which upsets the rich
Disrupts the powerful
And raises up the downtrodden.
Amen

Sharon Hollis
President