Here’s are gathering words (or
possibly a statement of affirmation) for a New Year service. It was written by
Susan Durber, and posted on the Christian
Aid website.
At the Dawn of a New Year
At the dawn of a new year,
we come to welcome hope for a new world.
we come to welcome hope for a new world.
Let the darkness lift,
to welcome a dawn of plenty,
with enough for everyone
and people ready to share.
to welcome a dawn of plenty,
with enough for everyone
and people ready to share.
Let the day begin,
with new energy for the struggle
to protect our children
and to care for the vulnerable.
with new energy for the struggle
to protect our children
and to care for the vulnerable.
Let the light shine,
to open a path to safety
for all who are seeking home
and longing for life.
to open a path to safety
for all who are seeking home
and longing for life.
Let the sun rise
on new talks and new resolve
to end the bombing and the terror
and to find solutions that will last.
on new talks and new resolve
to end the bombing and the terror
and to find solutions that will last.
At the dawn of a new year
we come to declare our hope
and to welcome a new world.
we come to declare our hope
and to welcome a new world.
~ written by Susan Durber, and posted
on the Monthly Prayers page of the Christian
Aid website. http://www.christianaid.org.uk/
