God of our Wandering Ancestors,
Long have we known
That your heart is with the refugee:
That you were born into time
In a family of refugees
Fleeing violence in their homeland,
Who then gathered up their hungry child
And fled into alien country.

Father,
We rejoice in the gift of love
we have received from the heart of Jesus, your Son.

In the name of the Father and of the Son
and of the Holy Spirit.
Let us rejoice in Jesus the teacher.

A family is a place to cry and laugh and vent frustration to ask for help and tease and yell, to be touched and hugged and smiled at.