A new year. A fresh start. Are you ready?
Here’s a prayer for you as the calendar flips from 2025 to 2026:
Dear Lord,
Thank you for the year behind us. Whether it was amazingly good or confusingly difficult, we choose to TRUST you that all things work together for the good–as you have promised.
We may not always understand or like it, but you are a good God who loves us. Our times are in Your hands.
With gratitude and HOPE, we approach a new year before us.
May it be better than expected.
May each of us know deeper depths of your great LOVE for us. May we find peace, despite circumstances. And JOY every day!
May we live with PURPOSE and passion. Lead and guide us into what you have in our work, family, friends, community, hobbies, travel, creative endeavors–all of it.
May we take the time to see the needs in others. And seek to HELP and offer hope as you empower us to do so.
Strengthen us, Lord, inside and out. That we may do Your will.
In Jesus mighty and powerful name we pray. Amen.
Amen!
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ANOTHER YEAR IS DAWNING
Another year is dawning, dear Father, let it be
In working or in waiting, another year with Thee;
Another year of progress, another year of praise,
Another year of proving Thy presence all the days.
Another year of mercies, of faithfulness and grace,
Another year of gladness in the shining of Thy face;
Another year of leaning upon Thy loving breast;
Another year of trusting, of quiet, happy rest.
Another year of service, of witness for Thy love,
Another year of training for holier work above;
Another year is dawning, dear Father, let it be
On earth, or else in Heaven, another year for Thee.
–Frances R. Havergal, 1874
Blessings and joy to you!
Jackie M. Johnson
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