Love
Weekly candle lighting template for week 4.

After Jesus was born, the first people to find out are some unassuming shepherds in a field minding their own business. The angel announced Jesus’ birth to them. They rushed to see the baby for themselves. They were so excited that they spent the rest of the night telling everyone they could about Jesus. Isn’t it amazing that God chose shepherds to be the first ones to hear about Jesus’ birth? God cares deeply about every person. Even the ones that do not seem that important. Everyone is important to God. That is how big God’s love is. Do you ever feel like you are too bad that God cannot love or forgive you? That is when we need God the most. It is when we know we cannot do it ourselves. God’s love is that big. Light the candle of Love and Hope and Peace and Joy and put it on the snowflake sheet. Spend a moment praying and thanking God for the Love he has for us. If you want to, you can also ask God to forgive you for the things that you do wrong. Ask him for help. Tell him you’re sorry and you need him. You can say YES to Jesus and understand God’s Love for you.

Read Luke 2:8–20

Prayer focus: Thank you for loving me enough to give up heaven and come to live among your people. Thank you for coming and dying for me. Thank you for giving me the hope of eternal life. Help me not to just keep this good news to myself. Give me the confidence and power I need to share the gospel with the folks you put in my path each day. Help me to understand the depth of your love which motivates me to extend that love to others.