May your blessing be upon all who gather around this tree, all who keep the Christmas festival by its lights. We wait for the coming of the Christ, the days of everlasting justice and of peace.

Lord hear my prayer. All. And let my cry come unto Thee ... then it is time to bless the crib and eat Christmas Eve supper.

A woman, facing the reality of raising her four children without their father, and a man, struggling to get custody of his two sons, cross paths during the holiday.

Some things only look perfect.