A Christmas Crib Blessing

This blessing was in the latest La Crosse Roads and I checked to see if I could share it on this blog and I can so here it is.  I hope you find you are able to incorporate it into your Advent traditions.

Come, Lord Jesus, bless this crib and all that reminds us of Your being born for us in this holy season of Advent and Christmas.  Make our hearts like the crib, open and ready for Your presence among us.  For Your coming, on Christmas day, prepare our hearts, O Lord.  For Your coming to us in the scriptures, prepare our hearts, O Lord.  For Your coming in the Eucharist, prepare our hearts, O Lord.  For Your coming into our lives through the love of one another in our family, prepare our hearts, O Lord.  For Your coming at the end of time, prepare our hearts, O Lord.  May we be, like the angels, messengers of Your Good News to each other and to those outside our home.  Amen