Every day, Living Lutheran offers a prayer from the ELCA resource Prayer ventures (the prayers for the entire month can be downloaded here). These daily petitions are offered as a guide for your own prayer life as together we pray for the needs of the world and give thanks for the ministries of our church.
Tuesday, Dec. 24 Christmas Eve “That there were shepherds, means that no one is to hear the Gospel for himself alone, but [everyone] is to tell it to others who are not acquainted with it. For he who believes for himself has enough and should endeavor to bring others to such faith and knowledge” (Martin Luther, “Sermon for Christmas Day; Luke 2:1-14”). We promise to share the story of your baptismal journey with confidence and joy, so that others might find comfort in the good news of Jesus Christ.