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Wednesday, 4 January 2023

Peace

 

Peace. Possibility. Promise.

It’s a new year, but it isn’t a new world. Yet.

The strife is not over. The suffering goes on. Confusion, anxiety, fear. And in the midst, opportunity. Opportunity to carry the light into the dark spaces. To be the peace in the tumult. To offer hope in despair.

Lord, we are all weary. Strengthen us with your Holy Spirit as we enter this new year, that we would walk with resolution and assurance, that we would smile with confidence in the Lord who saves, that we would share our faith through word and action.

Help me to double down on prayer, Lord, for therein lies the power. As I peer into the darkness, may fears disappear as faith deepens.

May we all walk into 2023 with confidence in the Lord who loves the lost, and may we show that love through all we do and say, in our world and in our homes.

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