May we speak only after we have listened well. God of all time, help us enter the New Year quietly, thoughtful of who we are to ourselves and to others, mindful that our steps make an impact and our words carry power. by Michael Dougherty, a variation on Howard Thurman’s ‘When the Song of the Angels is Stilled’ When the carols have been stilled, When the star-topped tree is taken down, When family and friends are gone home, When we are back to our schedules The work of Christmas begins: To welcome the refugee, To heal a broken planet, To feed the hungry, To build bridges of trust, not walls of fear, To share our gifts, To seek justice and peace for all people, To bring Christ’s light to the world. Offered by melissa Baumann The Work of Christmas Begins Written by Sister Mary Ann Barret, O.P. May we, Your Holy People, walk forward together side by side. Walk beside us, O Holy One, as we question and welcome, as we challenge and invite, as we discover and understand, as we see, touch, taste, smell, and listen for the Newness awaiting us in 2020. For Common Ground.prepare us for surprises. For Truth-seeking.prepare us for surprises. For making room at our tables.prepare us for surprises. For acceptance - of ourselves and others.prepare us for surprises. For messengers and messenges.prepare us for surprises.

For transformation.prepare us for surprises. May God's blessings shower upon you and bestow upon each of you a bright, healthy and peaceful new year. May your year be filled with peace, prosperity and love. Let us remember that we are all one, embracing all, discriminating against none. Let us lead the world from darkness to light, from falsehood to truth and from wrong to right. Let us keep God of our own understanding in our hearts and to chant God's name each day. Let us serve all who are in need, regardless of race, color or creed. Let us live each day in the most loving ways, the God-conscious way. Let us release our grudges, our anger and our pains, for these are nothing but binding chains. Pondering in Our Hearts - A Christian ReflectionĪs the dawn breaks on a new year, let us give thanks for all we hold dear: our health, our family and our friends.Drenched in Holiness Prayer: Prayer for a New Year.

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