{"id":24477,"date":"2026-03-11T16:09:38","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T16:09:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/uncategorized\/how-to-pray-for-your-nativity-scene\/"},"modified":"2026-04-10T06:18:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T06:18:19","slug":"how-to-pray-for-your-nativity-scene","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/prayer\/how-to-pray-for-your-nativity-scene\/","title":{"rendered":"Nativity Prayer: How to Pray for Your Nativity Scene"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Do you set up a <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/inspiring-stories\/stories-of-faith-and-hope\/8-things-you-should-know-about-the-history-of\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">nativity scene<\/a> (or cr\u00e8che) during the Christmas season? Many people do\u2014sometimes on a mantel or table. Or a scene of life-size figures on the front lawn. Some of my friends even collect nativity scenes and display them throughout their homes. Setting up your manger scene can be a fun activity, evoking <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/positive-living\/friends-and-family\/brenda-gantts-sweet-southern-christmas-memories\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">rich memories of Christmases past.<\/a> But have you ever prayed your way through setting up, contemplating, and putting away your nativity scene? Have you ever tried a nativity prayer?<\/p>\n<p>The idea was first suggested to me by a famous Christmas prayer by Robert Louis Stevenson, in which he prayed, \u201cHelp us remember the birth of Jesus, that we may share in the song of the angels, the <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/daily_devotional\/the-message-of-the-shepherds-0\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">gladness of the shepherds,<\/a> and the worship of the wise men.\u201d There\u2019s more to it than that, but those words suggested a way to turn a nativity scene into a prayer experience. It could look something like this:<\/p>\n<p>Put the stable in place: \u201cLord, make this home a place that welcomes you and exalts you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/positive-living\/friends-and-family\/pets\/were-there-animals-at-the-birth-of-jesus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Place the animals:<\/a> \u201cJesus, let humility\u2014like that of your surroundings at your birth\u2014be a characteristic of my life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Add Mary and Joseph: \u201cAs <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/christian_prayer\/a-prayer-to-mary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mary prayed<\/a> and Joseph exemplified, let it be to me according to your will.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Now for the infant Jesus figure: \u201cGracious Christ, as you condescended to take on human flesh, be born in a stable, and laid in a manger, please condescend to me and abide with me through this season in a special and enduring way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Position the angel(s): \u201cAs the angels said, let <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/angels-and-miracles\/angels\/this-christmas-angel-became-a-source-of-peace-and-comfort\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">peace on earth<\/a> and goodwill toward all multiply among me and mine this Christmas season.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And the shepherds: \u201cLord, how excited those shepherds were to welcome you and spread the news about you. Make me like them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Add <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/inspiring-stories\/stories-of-faith-and-hope\/hope-from-the-wise-men-for-the-new-year\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the wise men<\/a> (in the scene or at some distance): \u201cAs the magi came from afar to worship and present their gifts to you, let my life and dedication be acceptable in your sight, O Lord, my strength and my redeemer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This nativity prayer can, of course, be adapted to your circumstances and preferences. But I hope the prayer\u2014or something like it\u2014will transform an otherwise routine part of this special season into rich moments of prayer and meditation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you set up a nativity scene (or cr\u00e8che) during the Christmas season? Many people do\u2014sometimes on a mantel or table. Or a scene of life-size figures on the front lawn. 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