Heavenly Father, this day we remember the prophet Daniel. We pray: Your pure heart was enlightened by the Holy Spirit so that It could become an instrument of prophecy. I ask You to enlightened my heart by your Holy Spirit so that I might live like Your Son Jesus lived. Help me, like Daniel, to proclaim Your goodness and mercy. Help me, like him, to focus my life on becoming Your child. As I prepare to celebrate Your Incarnation as a human, O Lord, help me to understand that You are within me and call me, like Jesus, to make Your kingdom real by the way I treat others. Help me also, O Heavenly Father, to know that You love me. I ask this in Your name, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, now and ever and forever. Amen.