St Peters RC Church Hamilton

Surely our happiness planned and purposed

This is why Time flown away on high.

Amazingly so brightly coloured autumn,

Stunning in the woodland,

Passes then three months later,

Time proclaims ‘It is winter’.

The time set for us

To celebrate the birth of Christ Jesus.

Time is a process unfolding,

Inviting our appreciation in understanding,

The days of holy love

Coming directly from heaven above.

We will see in autumn’s passing,

A later season may be outclassing

The earlier happy time.

December being made fine

By the birth of the Child Jesus,

God’s perfect love gifted us.

Nothing is richer nor better,

Not even the summer quality,

Nor the autumn beauty.

God come to earth

In a unique holy birth.

We discover here

God is ever near,

Offering us His friendship,

In the Christ Child, we call ‘Jesus’.

Christmas, this time is most joyous,

Shaping our eternal happiness.

Out of God’s goodness,

Holy love His gifted purpose.

Then again time moves forwards,

With a Brother to now accompany us.

And we can daily worship

In the beauty of holiness,

There is no greater happiness.

The Lord Jesus is life to us,

A life which always transforms,

Days spent in a love which reforms.

Anything ugly we can banish,

Demand firmly to vanish.

For true love’s holy powers

Are made to be ours.

In our Saviour Brother, Christ Jesus,

In God’s fullest fullness.

When above everything,

To Jesus, our heart we bring,

Esteeming, honouring Him by praying.

All praise with thanks offering,

For Jesus gifts us His Spirit,

Wherein we find life’s merit.

The merit of time lived gainfully

Praying, asking and praising daily.

The prayer of faith shaping

All that is worthwhile, anything.

The time you devote to prayer,

The concerns you decide to share,

Invites God to come through

All you think, say and do.

Living time fully in Jesus,

The Spirit helping with this.

“Guard your heart above all else,” everyday (Proverbs 4 v 23 NLT)

Dealing with time’s issues as you pray.

God will ever be with us,

The Spirit sharing the holiness of Jesus.

For all time serves a purpose,

For us to always seek and find Jesus,

In whose friendship lies overflowing happiness.

Blessings come our way

Each day as we pray.

Dearest Father, for all the blessings of everyday and the beauty of every season I thank You. For the unsurpassed joy of the gift of Your Son’s life of love, born to us that first Christmas and celebrated ever since, I praise You. The time You grace for us is special indeed. Amen.