Some Prayers for the New Year
 
 
 
This shiny bright new year I wish you Faith ~
Faith that this world cannot dampen or cool,
Faith in your dreams when the facts overrule,
Faith in the Word, though some folks call you fool,
I wish you Faith for this coming new year.

This shiny bright new year I wish you Peace ~
Peace that the world’s cares cannot nullify,
Peace that is unswayed though all goes awry,
Peace that this world cannot beg, steal or buy,
I wish you Peace for this coming new year.

This shiny bright new year I wish you Joy ~
Joy that is untouched by earth’s trials and fears,
Joy that is constant when sorrow appears,
Joy that is able to smile through its tears,
I wish you Joy for this coming year.

This shiny bright new year I wish you Love ~
Love that is steadfast, a love to abide,
Love that’s a refuge in which you can hide,
Love unconditional, unqualified,
I wish you Love for this coming new year.

This shiny bright new year I wish you Someone ~
One who’s the source of all mentioned above,
One who brings Faith on the wings of a dove,
One who’s synonymous with Peace, Joy and Love,
I wish you Jesus this coming new year!

Faithful Companion, in this new year I pray:

to live deeply, with purpose,
to live freely, with detachment,
to live wisely, with humility,
to live justly, with compassion,
to live lovingly, with fidelity,
to live mindfully, with awareness,
to live gratefully, with generosity,
to live fully, with enthusiasm.

Help me to hold this vision
and to daily renew it in my heart,
becoming ever more one with you,
my truest Self.
           ( Joyce Rupp)

When we depend on man, we get what man can do;
When we depend on prayer, we get what God can do.
 

GOD MAKE YOUR YEAR A HAPPY ONE

Not by shielding you from all sorrow and pain, but by strengthening you to bear it if it comes. Not by making your path easy, but by making you sturdy enough to tread any path. Not by taking hardships from you, but by taking all cowardice and fear from your heart as you meet hardships. Not by granting you unbroken sunshine, but by keeping your face bright even in the shadows. Not by making your life always pleasant, but by showing you where man and his cause need you most and by making you zealous to be there and to help. Not by keeping you from battle, but by bringing you off every field more than conqueror through Christ “who loves you.”



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