New Year’s Eve

Reflection

“You cannot swim for new horizons until you have courage to lose sight of the shore.”
– William Faulkner

Prayer

God of the new,

It is the time of the year when we think about new horizons. Even if we resist the fad to make resolutions, we still harbor hope to begin the year fresh. Help us in this. To make good on our hopes and the dreams you have given. Do not let fear hold us back. Ever stretching, ever yearning for growth and new life, may we live every day in the freedom you have won for us. In our personal lives and in our life as a ministry, fill us with courage to approach new horizons. Amen.

Call to Action

Take a moment of quiet today, to consider my readiness to embrace the new things that are coming this year. Inwardly or literally, turn and face the horizon with hope.