Your word is a lamp to my feet
and a light to my path. (Psalm119:105)
Companioning Spirit, a new year beckons.
As I cross the threshold from the past
into the unknown territory that lies ahead,
be a lamp under my feet so every step I take
is accompanied by grace-filled clarity.
Lead me into situations that draw forth
my abilities to be a person of good will
whose actions bear the mark of peace.
Move me to kindhearted decisions based
on the primary call to be compassionate
toward others, and also toward myself.
Guide me when I encounter uncertainty,
entangled with worries or self-doubt,
and fraught with choosing what I am to do.
Summon me to the altar of unselfishness
when I want to cling to what prevents me
from generously sharing my time and care.
Remind me every day that I am still more
than who I now am, that I am continuing
to become the person I’m meant to be.
Surround me with your durable strength
when I feel vulnerable or incapable of
adequately meeting what is being required.
Enrich me with the gifts of wonder and awe
through encounters with people and events,
and the endless marvels found in nature.
Draw me fuller into union with your love
and closer to the persons whose kinship
infuses my spirit with joy and confidence.
Companion of my Soul, you accompany me
into this new year. I renew my trust in you
as I traverse my inner and outer pathways.
