A Prayer for 2017

Lord, God of Time and Eternity–

A year is passing, and a new year is beginning.
This is no big deal to you,
because You’ve watched a millennia float by,
neither rushed by it nor slowed by it.
But we humans are obsessed with time;
we can’t get enough of it.
Yet You give us exactly what we need
to do exactly what You’ve decided we should do.
(If only we would follow Your plan,
we’d always have enough time for everything!)

That’s why I’m praying.
I’m tempted to ask for a better year,
but I know that’s selfish and short-sighted.
So instead, I’m asking for Your will,
Your guidance,
Your discipline,
Your conviction.
Make me more like Jesus this year.
Please.
I need more of Him and more of You
and more of the Holy Spirit.
I need the Trinity at work in me.

I suspect that endeavor will use up all the time I have.
It will be time well spent.

Thank You for investing in me!
Thank You for blessing me!
Thank You for creating a way for me to become eternal.

In Jesus’ precious name,
Amen.

image by Vera Kratochvil