A New Year's Meditation

"Let the words of my mouth and the meditation

 of my heart be acceptable in Your sight, O Lord,

 my Rock and my Redeemer."

Psalm 19:14

 Winter Cardinals 

Jim Hautman

What better time and what better season,

What greater occasion or more wonderful reason

To kneel down in prayer and lift our hands high

To the God of creation, Who made earth and sky,

Who sent us His Son to live here among men-

And the message He brought is

as true now as then...

So at this glad season, when there's joy everywhere,

Let us meet our Redeemer at the altar of prayer,

Asking Him humbly to bless all of our days

And grant us forgiveness for our erring ways...

And though we're unworthy, dear Father above,

Accept us today and let us dwell in Thy love

So we may grow stronger upheld by Thy grace,

And with Thy assistance be ready to face

All the temptations that fill every day,

And hold on to our hands when

we stumble and stray...

And thank You, dear God, 

for the year that now ends

And for the great blessing of

loved ones and friends.

"A New Year's Meditation"

Helen Steiner Rice

(1900-1981)

American Christian writer

and inspirational poetess