Prayer After Communion: Hanging of the Greens

For use in a service in which Chrismons are placed upon the tree by members of the congregation during the Communion.

Eternal God, heavenly Creator,
    we give you thanks for this holy mystery
    in which you have given yourself to us.
May these fruits of the earth sustain us
    as we await your birth into the world,
and may this tree, arrayed in splendor,
    remind us of the mystery of Christ,
    in whose death we find life,
    as we are drawn to resurrection alongside him.
Send us now into the world in peace,
    and grant us strength and courage
    to love and serve you and all creation with gladness;
through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Based in part on the blessing of the Chrismons prayer from the United Methodist Book of Worship.