Prayer for the New Year
Dear Father,
Here we are again at the dawn of a New Year,
a time of beginnings.
Lord, I know not how many days lie before me,
or even if I will live past the start,
when the clock strikes midnight.
So much before us is uncertain,
uncharted,
in your most capable hands.
Yet, as this old year draws to its close,
I pray
that whatever time lies in front of me,
whatever days lay before me,
may I dedicate them anew to you,
lover of my soul,
King of creation,
my true goal
my God,
Abba,
Father.
Teach me, as each moment dawns anew,
to look at the time at hand,
with eyes that see as you would see,
to see the child beloved to you
who wears an undesirable face,
to see the soul deserving of my love
in the eyes of my enemy.
Let me see the time that can be consecrated to you,
to spread your peace,
where once I would have walked away,
to reach out
where once I would have clenched my fist,
to see opportunity
where once I would have seen obstacle.
Most of all,
let the fire of your love
burn so brightly in me,
that all that is dross in my soul
melts away,
that all that separates me from you
passes into ash, to be blown away.
In the morning,
be my first thought,
in evening, my last consideration.
May all my resolutions this year
resolve into the one:
To do what you would want me to do,
how you would want me to do,
when you would want me to do it,
not by my might,
but through the power of your Spirit,
now and forever,
Amen
BTTT
Amen to that gorgeous offering. I praise our Glorious Father for the gifts He has given thee.
Amen to a beautiful prayer, Knitting a Conundrum. Have a happy and blessed New Year!!