Reflection of the week

Posted Jan 18, 2017 in Faith

A new year has once again begun, which means, as usual, I want to start afresh and hopefully do things differently this year. I need to draw on the strength and peace that only God can give me, as I cannot always do it on my own.

“…but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.” – Isaiah 40:31

When I become weary from the days of endless stress at work or at home, all I feel like doing is crawling into my own shell and shutting the rest of the world out. Sometimes it is through a feeling of loneliness, or perhaps the opposite with too many people crowding in and making demands on me, that I simply want to say “enough is enough!” That is when God wraps his loving arms around me and lifts up my head so I can face another day.

Prayer

Loving One, I awake to this new year, knowing that you will be beside me and alive in me each moment of every day. As this year unfolds give me the strength and the peace that I need to keep going so that I may live a life of joy as you so wish me to have.

Thank you, Lord, that every moment is a new beginning, not just the start of a new year. Help me to honour what is past and look to a renewed future. Let me see the blessings around me each day and so be thankful for each minute of every new day.

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