"Behold, a virgin shall conceive and bear a son,
and his name shall be called Emmanuel"
(which means, God with us).
When Joseph woke from sleep,
he did as the angel of the Lord commanded him;
he took his wife,
but knew her not until she had borne a son;
and he called his name Jesus.
Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea
in the days of Herod the king, behold,
wise men from the East came to Jerusalem, saying,
"Where is he who has been born king of the Jews?
For we have seen his star in the East,
and have come to worship him."
Jesus, today we come to worship you.
You are our king.
We come to give you praise.
Holy are you.
We thank you for coming to earth.
We thank you for becoming one of us to save us.
Thank you, Jesus.
Let us rejoice and be glad.
Let us sing songs of praise.
Jesus, we bring you gifts today.
We offer you our lives.
We give everything to you.
You are the Lord.
We are glad and rejoice.
Thanks for coming to save us from the darkness of our sins.
We thank you for the beautiful sunrise this morning
and the full moon last night.
You are the Lord of the universe.
Thank you, Jesus.
You are *the* *best* *gift* we can receive today.
Amen.