A Prayer For A New Year

A Prayer for a New Year

January 1

O God, creator of time

And keeper of seasons,

No gods were formed before You,

Nor will there be any after You.

You hold it all,

And in You alone all things are made.

As we look at the year behind us,

Give us space to process the paths that got us here

So that we may have vision for what lies ahead.

We ask for hearts to remember

The celebrations and sorrows

Of our family’s passing year.

Help us reflect on the good

Shared between us,

Of the tiny moments

Sparkling with joy,

Of the celebrations

Twinkling with hope.

May these joys

Energize us as we look to the New Year.

And help us, too, reflect on the hurts

Shared between us,

Of the small disappointments

Nestled in our hearts,

Of the mistakes

Hanging in the balance.

May these sorrows

Teach us as we look to the New Year.

As we watch time tick by

And count down to a new year,

We remember that You are a God

Of fresh starts and clean slates.

And what a gift it is

That Your mercies are new each morning

And that we don’t have to wait for a new year

To begin again.

As we look to the New Year,

We thank You for the little ones underfoot

While the ball drops and the music starts.

Thank You for living room dance parties

With young and old

And toasts with sparkling juice,

Kisses on the forehead,

And I love yous.

O God, You hold all eternity in Your hands.

Thank You for songs to sing

And moments of quiet too.

May we reflect on the year behind us

As we look ahead to the year in front of us.

Isaiah 43:18-19; Lamentations 3:22-23; 2 Corinthians 5:17