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We can scarcely believe it, God,
this story of love’s birth in the world.
We rationalise and reason,
we read the headlines and we doubt
and yet, oddly, we hope, desperately,
that it just might be true.
If we’ve come here disbelieving, God
   unwrap our doubt to make a space for love
If we’ve come here despairing
   unwrap our grief to make a space for joy
If we’ve come here angry
   unwrap our resentment to make a space for peace
If we’ve come here nostalgic
   unwrap our sentimentality to make a space for life
If we’ve come here cynical,
   unwrap our scepticism to make a space for hope
Let your story be real in this space tonight.
Amen.
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