Pause for Prayer: THURSDAY 12/27

For so long, Lord,
for too long,
we've held grudges and resentments
and carried backpacks of anger
weighing silently heavy on our shoulders
and in our souls,
keeping us apart from one another...

Now we're just days away
from a new beginning, Lord,
a new year...

We say we want a fresh start, Lord -
but do we?

Do we truly want a new beginning
or will we be content to carry last year's burdens
right through New Year's Eve and into 2019?

Will we hold fast to past years' grudges and resentments
as we sing our Auld Lang Syne?

Will we begin again another year
in the shadows of mistrust, with chips upon our shoulders,
our hearts burdened and estranged
for the sake of selfish pride?

If there'll not be time to resolve such feelings
before the new year's clock strikes 12
then help us, Lord,
help us make it our first purpose in 2019
to offer to make peace
- where peace has long been wanting...

We need your help with this, Lord,
because up until now, sadly,
we've not managed to do this on our own...

Help us, Lord,
to make all things new among us
in the year that lies ahead...

Amen.


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