Good morning, good God!
A new beginning, Lord!
A new day, a new month, a new year:
and I know that new beginnings come
in different ways for different folks,
so here are the prayers I offer you this morning…
• I pray today for all who’ve waited,
who’ve longed and hungered for a new year,
who’ve longed and hungered for a new year,
eager to see 2023 in the rear view mirror…
• I pray for those who are more than ready
to move beyond the hurt and disappointment,
the grief and burdens of the year just past…
• I pray for those who are more than ready
to move beyond the hurt and disappointment,
the grief and burdens of the year just past…
• I pray for those who desire a new beginning,
who pray for a new grace
to look afresh at everyone and everything…
• I pray for the grace we all need, Lord,
to begin again, to trust again, to try again
to hope again in you
and in your gracious love for us…
and in your gracious love for us…
• I pray this morning for those who are stuck, Lord,
who’ve lost the energy, the courage, the desire
to look ahead to a new beginning…
• I pray for those who’ve lost a sense
to look ahead to a new beginning…
• I pray for those who’ve lost a sense
of where one day ends and another begins…
• I pray for those so tired of yesterday
• I pray for those so tired of yesterday
they’ve lost a taste for tomorrow…
• I pray for the grace we all need, Lord,
to begin again, to trust again, to try again
to hope again in you
and in your gracious love for us…
and in your gracious love for us…
• And I pray, Lord, for those too tired
to mark the beauty of a rising sun,
the solace of a silvery moon…
to mark the beauty of a rising sun,
the solace of a silvery moon…
• I pray for those weighed down by worries,
fears and problems,
burdened by too much work,
fears and problems,
burdened by too much work,
with too little time to do it…
• I pray for those whose days and nights run together,
keeping them from rest and relaxation…
keeping them from rest and relaxation…
• I pray for the grace we all need, Lord,
to begin again, to trust again, to try again
to hope again in you
and in your gracious love for us…
and in your gracious love for us…
• And I pray, Lord, for all who long for the gentle way
you hold us when we’re weary,
you hold us when we’re weary,
strengthen us when we’re weak
and carry us from day to day…
and carry us from day to day…
• I pray for those who need to see
how faithfully you walk with us:
day by day, week by week,
through every season, all year long…
how faithfully you walk with us:
day by day, week by week,
through every season, all year long…
• I pray for those who wait
for your healing of last year’s loss and grief,
for the gift of your gentle presence,
for your peace in the year we’ve just begun…
for your healing of last year’s loss and grief,
for the gift of your gentle presence,
for your peace in the year we’ve just begun…
• I pray for the grace we all need, Lord,
to begin again, to trust again, to try again
to hope again in you
and in your gracious love for us…
and in your gracious love for us…
• Send your Spirit upon us, Lord,
to open our minds and hearts
to open our minds and hearts
to all you’ll offer in this new year, 2020…
May this truly be a year of grace:
may your mercy be our healing
and your healing be our hope…
and your healing be our hope…
Give us the grace we all need, Lord,
to begin again, to trust again, to try again
to hope again in you
and in your gracious love for us….
and in your gracious love for us….
