4 Christmas Eve Prayers for Peace and Joy
As we prepare to celebrate the birth of Christ, I invite you to join me as we ask God to fill our lives with joy and peace today and beyond. You might read these Christmas Eve prayers and pray them in quiet solitude. Or you might share them as you gather with loved ones over dinner or gifts.
Whatever the case, I pray they lead you closer to the Father’s heart of love today. I also invite you to read to the end of today’s post for a free devotional eBook to help you connect with God.
4 Christmas Eve Prayers for Peace and Joy
1. Thank God for demonstrating his love by sending his Son to die for us.
Romans 5:8 tells us that God demonstrated his love for us by sending his one and only Son to die for us. Jesus came to earth to bear the punishment we deserve for our sins.
As a parent, I cannot wrap my mind around a love so great that I would allow my child to suffer on behalf of another person.
God loves us so much that he sent his Son to receive the punishment we deserve. As we prepare our hearts to celebrate Jesus’ birth, let’s give thanks for God’s great love for us.
A Christmas Eve Prayer of Gratitude:
“God, we thank you for your unending love for us. Thank you for sending your Son to receive the punishment we deserve. Help us keep your love central as we celebrate you this Christmas. May our lives be forever changed by your demonstration of love.” 
2. Pray that your joy won’t be dependent upon circumstances alone.
Circumstantial joy is fleeting. When life is going well, most of us feel joyful; however, when circumstances are difficult, our joy often falters.
It’s natural to face this ebb and flow. Nevertheless, Jesus wants to be our unchanging source of joy and peace even when life isn’t going well. Here is a prayer for joy and peace amid challenging circumstances this Christmas and beyond.
A Christmas Eve Prayer for Joy
“Lord, I find comfort in knowing that when you walked on the earth, you faced every trouble and temptation known to mankind. For this reason, you understand every emotion I feel. Thank you for your compassion for me. I pray you will fill me with supernatural joy, joy that isn’t contingent upon my circumstances. Please help me exude your joy so that others will be drawn to you through me.”
Christmas Eve Prayers for Joy and Peace Amid Chaos
3. Ask Jesus to fill you with his peace.
Last year, my word for the year was peace. I claimed this word at the beginning of the year and thought, I sure hope this doesn’t mean it’s going to be an especially challenging year.
Not surprisingly, my sense of peace was tested many times throughout the year. When chaos unfurled around me, I asked Jesus to reveal himself as my source of peace. When I felt overwhelmed, disappointed, and uncertain, I claimed the promise of Jesus’ peace.
A Christmas Eve Prayer for Peace
“Dear Lord, thank you for being our source of peace. Please help us turn to you when our peace is shaken. Fill our hearts and minds with the peace that passes understanding as we cast our cares on you. Help us shift from negative emotions to your peace today and in the days to come.”
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4. Thank God for coming to dwell among us as our source of all joy and peace.
Lastly, this Christmas Eve, we celebrate the incarnation, the day when God became human and came to live among us. Here is a prayer of gratitude to add to these prayers for joy and peace.
A Christmas Eve Prayer for Joy and Peace
“Dear God, thank you for loving us so much that you sent your Son to live among us. Thank you, Jesus, for leaving your heavenly throne to walk with us, care for us, and show us how to live. We pray that we will honor you by walking in the joy and peace that can be found in you and you alone. Fill us to overflowing as we carry your love into the world around us.”
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Calling All Parents and Grandparents!
As the parent of two sons and a daughter, I have a heart for helping parents develop deeper relationships with their children and with God. Our kids, ages 6, 11, and 15, share this vision. They have helped me write three family devotionals for parents to read with their sons or daughters. These books make wonderful Christmas gifts.
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Two Devotional Books for Mothers and Daughters to Read Together
Girl to Girl: 60 Mother-Daughter Devotions for a Closer Relationship and Deeper Faith is written for girls ages 7-12. It includes 60 devotions with Scripture, conversation starters, and a shared journaling section for moms and daughters after each devotion. I wrote this book with the help of our daughter, Bekah, when she was eleven. Find this one-of-a-kind shared devotional here.
Heart to Heart: A Mother-Daughter Devotional With 50 Devotions for Teen Girls is for teenage girls ages 13-20. It includes 50 devotions, each with a shared journaling section to help moms and daughters connect through writing. This is a great book for moms who want to communicate about awkward topics—like dating, sexuality, peer pressure, and more—but don’t know where to start. Bekah and I will help you right here.
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