New Year Prayer

Dear Lord,
In the new year, we pray
that You will guide us each new day
in paths that are pleasing to You.

Lord, the new year gives us another chance
to rededicate our lives to You,
to study Your Word
so that we know right from wrong
and to act in accordance with Your commands.

Thank You for the sense of
direction, purpose and peace we get
from aligning our lives with Your Holy will.

We pray for the strength and the will to obey You
each and every day of the new year,
and when we fail, we pray for Your mercy,
Your compassion, Your grace and Your love.

Help us in the new year to be Your faithful servants.

Amen.

By Joanna Fuchs