And in the darkness, the world waited for the light. In the stillness, the faithful knelt and prayed, "O Come Lord."

As we begin tomorrow to celebrate the anticipation of the first Nativity, are we still waiting and praying for the second coming of the King?

In the darkness of the gathering storm, of coldness, avarice and darkest parts of a man's nature, the world still seeks the light; let the light of Christ shine out from us, as beacons of hope in a despairing world.

And let our prayer be, "O Come Lord."