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A Prayer for the New Year
At the turning of the year, a prayer to look back with gratitude and forward with trust, placing every unknown day in God's hands.
Lord, thank You for carrying me through this past year,
for all that was hard, and all that was grace, I give it to You.
As this new year begins, go before me into every day.
Make me more like Jesus, and use my life for good.
I place the year in Your hands. Amen.
“It is of the LORD’s mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness.”
Lamentations 3:22-23
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This prayer at a glance
| Prayer for | The New Year |
|---|---|
| Lines to pray | 5 |
| Anchored in | Lamentations 3:22-23 |
| Time to pray it | about a minute, slowly |
| Related prayers | 3 |
Read it in context
Read it beside its neighbours. These are the passages readers most often set next to this one.
- Psalms 86:15
- Luke 1:50
- Nehemiah 9:31
- Micah 7:18-19
- Malachi 3:6
- Psalms 78:38
- Psalms 106:45
- Psalms 77:8
- Ezekiel 20:8-9
- Ezra 9:8-9
Cross-reference data from OpenBible.info, used under CC BY.
Questions people ask
What Scripture is a prayer for the new year built on?
It rests on Lamentations 3:22-23. The prayer above is written in plain words around that passage, and the verse is quoted from the stored text, not from memory.
What if I have no words to pray for the new year?
Start with the first line of the prayer above and stop there if that is all you can say. God hears the first honest sentence. You can also ask the family of God on The Living Bread to pray with you and for you.
Can I pray this for someone else?
Yes. Change the first person to their name and pray the same lines for them. Praying for others is part of loving one another, and you can ask the family of God to join you.
Pray this
Lord Jesus, you see The New Year and you know every person there by name. We bring you the new year, guidance, strength. Make us people who love one another there. In the name of Jesus, amen.
Live this
Take one step this week.
- Pray the lines above once today, out loud if you can, and read Lamentations 3:22-23 in your own Bible.
- Tell one trusted person that you are praying about the new year, and ask them to pray with you.
- Write down one thing you notice this week, so that you can thank God by name when it comes.
Where this fits in the walk with Christ
Nothing here is a finish line. It is one door into a life with Christ and with His people.
