Leader: God of every nation and people,
from the very beginning of creation
You have made known Your love:
when our need for a Savior was great
You sent Your Son to be born of the Virgin Mary.
To our lives He brings joy and peace,
justice, mercy, and love.

Lord, bless all who look upon this manger;
may it remind us of the humble birth of Jesus,
Who is God-with-us and Savior of all,
and Who lives and reigns for ever and ever. AMEN.