Come and kindle in us A mighty flame So that in our time, many will see the wonders of God And live forever to praise Your glorious name.īack to Top A Christian Prayer for the New Year Lord, You make all things new You bring hope alive in our hearts And cause our Spirits to be born again Thank you for this new year For all the potential it holds. May I be drenched in my Holiness And engulfed by Your love. Today is my day to surrender anything that stands Between the sacredness of my humanity and my divinity. May I be brave enough to hear my heart, To let it soften so that I may gracefully Choose faith over fear. May I embrace and love the totality of myself, My darkness as well as my light. May I seek to know the highest truth And dismiss the gravitational pull of my lower self. May I have the humility to follow my heart, And the passion to live my soul's desires. May I have the strength to stand tall in the face of conflict, And the courage to speak my voice, even when I'm scared. May I be a catalyst for light and love, And bring inspiration to those whose eyes I meet.

Author Unknown Adapted by Debra Mooneyīack to Top Drenched in Holiness Prayer: Prayer for a New Yearĭear God, On this day I ask You to grant this request, May I know who I am and what I am, Every moment of every day. God's love, peace, hope and joy to us for the year ahead. May God make your year a happy one! Not by shielding us from all sorrows and pain, But by strengthening us to bear it, as it comes Not by making our path easy, But by making us sturdy to travel any path Not by taking hardships from us, But by taking fear from our heart Not by granting us unbroken sunshine, But by keeping our face bright, even in the shadows Not by making our life always pleasant, But by showing us when people and their causes need us most, and by making us anxious to be there to help. Vinita Hampton Wright Offered by Douglas Ruschman

In this new year, may the grace and peace of Christ bless us now and in the days ahead. Lower of all souls, help us enter the New Year joyfully, willing to laugh and dance and dream, remembering our many gifts with thanks and looking forward to blessings yet to come. Creator of all life, help us enter the New Year reverently, aware that you have endowed every creature and plant, every person and habitat with beauty and purpose. May we speak only after we have listened well. God of all time, help us enter the New Year quietly, thoughtful of who we are to ourselves and to others, mindful that our steps make an impact and our words carry power. by Michael Dougherty, a variation on Howard Thurman’s ‘When the Song of the Angels is Stilled’ When the carols have been stilled, When the star-topped tree is taken down, When family and friends are gone home, When we are back to our schedules The work of Christmas begins: To welcome the refugee, To heal a broken planet, To feed the hungry, To build bridges of trust, not walls of fear, To share our gifts, To seek justice and peace for all people, To bring Christ’s light to the world. Offered by melissa Baumann The Work of Christmas Begins Written by Sister Mary Ann Barret, O.P. May we, Your Holy People, walk forward together side by side. Walk beside us, O Holy One, as we question and welcome, as we challenge and invite, as we discover and understand, as we see, touch, taste, smell, and listen for the Newness awaiting us in 2020. For Common Ground.prepare us for surprises. For Truth-seeking.prepare us for surprises. For making room at our tables.prepare us for surprises. For acceptance - of ourselves and others.prepare us for surprises. For messengers and messenges.prepare us for surprises. For transformation.prepare us for surprises. May God's blessings shower upon you and bestow upon each of you a bright, healthy and peaceful new year. May your year be filled with peace, prosperity and love. Let us remember that we are all one, embracing all, discriminating against none. Let us lead the world from darkness to light, from falsehood to truth and from wrong to right. Let us keep God of our own understanding in our hearts and to chant God's name each day. Let us serve all who are in need, regardless of race, color or creed. Let us live each day in the most loving ways, the God-conscious way. Let us release our grudges, our anger and our pains, for these are nothing but binding chains.

Pondering in Our Hearts - A Christian ReflectionĪs the dawn breaks on a new year, let us give thanks for all we hold dear: our health, our family and our friends.Drenched in Holiness Prayer: Prayer for a New Year.

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