The turning of the year reminds us time is fleeting, the past is unalterable, the future is uncertain, and our God is unchanging!

We can say, “Lord, thank You for Your faithfulness during all this dying year. There were good days and bad ones, but there were no days without Your constant grace and care. My mistakes and sins are covered with the blood. My victories are committed to You. Now, help me to anticipate the new graces before me—the blessings, the guidance, the opportunities, the promises. May I perceive Your ways. May I foresee by faith Your path forward and the springs You will give me in the desert.”

You can record that prayer as your own, or you can write out a prayer in your own words. There’s not a better plan than recording your thoughts in the form of a prayer as the old goes out and the new comes in.

Another year is dawning! Dear Father, let it be, in working or in waiting another year with Thee.
Frances Ridley Havergal