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Author: John Poirier, Esq. -
The Fourteenth letter of John to the Philistines.
The term “Philistine” is defined in the modern vernacular as a derogatory term used to describe a person holding a vulgar set of values. A Philistine is someone who despises or undervalues art, beauty, intellectual rigor, or spiritual values. Philistines are also said to be materialistic and to favor pop culture values unthinkingly. The American landscape is filled with Philistines these days, and you know who you are.
A Christmas Prayer:
Dear Lord, forgive us for we are sinners.
Oh Lord, please forgive us for our sins, in what we have done, and in what we have failed to do.
Holy Lord Jesus, please have mercy on us. We want to do your work, oh Lord, but we are imperfect instruments in your hands.
Dear Heavenly Father, please remind us that you are not on our side; it is we who must be on your side.
Father in Heaven, our hearts are filled this Christmas season with anxiety and dread of our Earthly concerns; we know that a great evil has come and is spreading throughout our land.
We know, Lord, that it may be in your Divine Plan to chastise us for our past arrogance, for turning away from you, for our pride and for many of us having turned to pagan false idols, and for many of us having taken up the cause of Satan and his slavery.
We humbly ask you, oh Lord, to let such a bitter cup pass our lips if it is at all possible; but if it is Your Will that we should suffer through trials of famine, plague, war, and pestilence; then in this, as in all things, Thy Will be done Lord.
We thank you Lord, for having sent us your only Son, to redeem our sins, and for the joy and hope that the Christmas season brings to all of mankind.
AMEN.
Thank you for this thoughtful prayer. We have a lot to be anxious about this year, but thankfully we also have hope through the gift of Jesus. Merry Christmas and a new year guided by Ephesians 6: 10-20.
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