A Prayer for the New Year

 May you awake each morning

with ‘thank you’ on your lips

and in your heart,

recognizing that all is gift,

that all is blessing.

May your friendship with God

be strong and healthy.

May that love be both a comfort

and a challenge

as you struggle to find your way

in the New Year.

May you be the one

with welcome in your smile

and hello etched upon your hand,

the hand you extend to everyone
who blesses you with presence.