A New Years Prayer

Roy's talk this week will be on the above rather than John so that we finish with the resurrection on Easter Sunday and not the week before, good planning! So, you could post some of your own New Year prayers to share, here's one I found and liked.

May God make your year a happy one!

Not by shielding you from all sorrows and pain,

But by strengthening you to bear it, as it comes;

Not by making your path easy,

But by making you sturdy to travel any path;

Not by taking hardships from you,

But by taking fear from your heart;

Not by granting you unbroken sunshine,

But by keeping your face bright, even in the shadows;

Not by making your life always pleasant,

But by showing you when people and their causes need you most,

and by making you anxious to be there to help.

God’s love, peace, hope and joy to you for the year ahead.

John 13 & 14 on the 20th of Jan