"Where We Go From Here"--A Prayer for December 24, 2020

 “Where We Go From Here”—A Prayer for December 24, 2020

The counting down is over at last,
the candles all lit, and all the doors opened.

This has been a long year’s journey,
and we confess that sometimes treat this silent night
like the finish line of a marathon:
lists checked off,
packages arrived at destinations,
frantic dashing done for the season.

We are, we admit, a little afraid
to ask the next question, which must be asked:

“Where do we go from here?”

because… we don’t know.

After this, no more countdowns,
only next steps,
one foot after another,
following where the one
from the manger leads next.

So remind us today, as we catch our breath,
that this is not an ending, but a beginning,
and that you are starting us on a grand adventure.