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We are gathered here in the presence of God and one another to reflect on the meaning of Christmas We do this as much by how we prepare as by our actual celebration on December 25 th Let us resolve now in the company of God and one another to use the weeks of Advent to pray reflect and act ID: 577611

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We Are Called To ServeSlide2

We are gathered here in the presence of God and one another to reflect on the meaning of Christmas. We do this as much by how we prepare as by our actual celebration on December 25

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. Let us resolve now in the company of God and one another to use the weeks of Advent to pray, reflect, and act as God would have us do.Slide3

Reader One:

A reading from the Gospel of Matthew:

“When the son of Man comes in his splendor…all the nations will be gathered before him and he will separate people like a shepherd separating sheep from goats. He will place the sheep on his right hand and a goat on his left.Slide4

Reader Two

“He will say to those on his right: ‘Come, take your inheritance…for I was hungry and you gave me food. I was thirsty and you gave me drink. I was lonely and you made me welcome. I was naked and you clothed me. I was ill and you came and looked after me. I was in prison and you came to see me.’Slide5

Reader Three

“Then the people will say: ‘But when did we see you hungry or thirsty or lonely or ill? When did we see you in prison?’ And he will answer: ‘I assure you, whatever you did for the humblest of my sisters and brothers, you did it for me.’”Slide6

Perhaps the real question is: can we truly celebrate Christmas as followers of Christ if we are not living the message of the one we follow?Slide7

Reader Three

The best preparation for Christmas might be to resolve to “live” the gospel in our daily lives. Jesus tells us what this means in the reading we have just heard. We will be judged on our willingness to love and serve others. This is the sole criterion he offers. And then he tells us what it will mean if we ignore the gospel message. Slide8

Reader Four

“Then he will say to those on his left: ‘Get out of my presence and go into the eternal fire. When I was hungry you gave me nothing to eat. When I was thirsty you gave me nothing to drink. When I was lonely you never made me feel welcome. When I was naked you did not offer to clothe me. When I was sick and in prison, you never cared about me.’Slide9

Reader Five

“And they will ask him: ‘When did we see you hungry or thirsty or lonely or ill? When did we see you in prison?’ And he will answer: ‘I assure you, whatever you failed to do for the humblest of my sisters and brothers, you failed to do for me.?’

The Word of the Lord.Slide10

As we pray and reflect in preparation for the birth of Jesus, let us resolve to live this gospel message. Let us ask ourselves: How can we better serve the needs of our sisters and brothers, our students? How can we share this challenge with those we teach? Slide11

Jesus, you have already come among us. You are already our Emmanuel. But we are weak and slow to understand.Slide12

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Help us to discover what your Word asks of us. Open our minds and hearts of our children and youth. Teach us how to open the minds and hearts of our children and youth.Slide13

We need your help, Jesus. We believe that you are with us, but we need your guidance to prepare for and celebrate your birth according to your Word. We ask this in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.

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Amen.Slide14

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