Humanities Religion & Spirituality The Holiday Prayer Christian Prayer for the Homeless Share Flipboard Email Print Stephen Swintek/Getty Images Religion & Spirituality Christianity Bible Devotions Origins & Development The Bible The New Testament The Old Testament Living the Christian Faith Christian Life for Teens Prayers Weddings Denominations & Movements Funerals Holidays Entertainment Definitions Catholicism Islam Judaism Hinduism Buddhism Latter-Day Saints Taoism Alternative Religion Angels & Miracles Sikhism Holistic Healing Paganism / Wicca Astrology Atheism & Agnosticism View More by Spencer Betz Updated March 17, 2017 "The Holiday Prayer" is a Christian poem reminding us to care for the homeless, broken and poor at Christmas.The Holiday PrayerThe sidewalks and the roadwaysHave now become my homeSince misfortune somehow found meI've been wandering aloneThe coldness and the darknessOf every passing nightLeads me to a shelterThat for tonight feels alrightYou'd not think it's perfectIt's loud and space is tightBut if they have a bed for meIt's perfect for this night I'm tired, cold and hungryMy body's wracked with painBut I'm just a broken spiritNot a person gone insaneSo look at me this ChristmasAnd thank your lucky starsThat you have what you do haveAnd don't bare all these scarsAnd if the moment strikes youThat to give is to receiveThen you are that one personThat helps me to believeI believe that I will conquerAll that fate has dealt to meAnd I'll never give up tryingI believe in humanitySo while you sit with familyGathered 'round your Christmas treeAnd open Santa's presentsI hope you'll think of meIf there's one gift you can give meI will tell you what I'd likeIt's not a giant castleIt's not a brand new bikeA prayer is all I ask forA prayer that asks the LordTo bless those here beside meThe broken, beat, the poorAsk that He please hear youIn your Christmas prayerAnd bless all souls who sufferSo lost and in despairFor myself, I ask you nothingExcept this one small prayerSo won't you take a momentBow your head and show you care --Spencer BetzDo you have an original Christian prayer that would encourage or benefit a fellow believer? Perhaps you've written a unique poem you'd like to share with others. We are looking for Christian prayers and poems to encourage our readers in their communication with God. To submit your original prayer or poem now, please fill out this Submission Form. citecite this article Format mla apa chicago Your Citation Betz, Spencer. "The Holiday Prayer." ThoughtCo, Mar. 13, 2017, thoughtco.com/holiday-prayer-for-the-homeless-700482. Betz, Spencer. (2017, March 13). The Holiday Prayer. Retrieved from https://www.thoughtco.com/holiday-prayer-for-the-homeless-700482 Betz, Spencer. "The Holiday Prayer." ThoughtCo. https://www.thoughtco.com/holiday-prayer-for-the-homeless-700482 (accessed April 24, 2018). copy citation Continue Reading