The start of a New Year is a favourite time for looking back and looking forward. Spend some time in prayer this week and let it be a review of how God has worked with you in the last year, and what you need for the year ahead.
Begin by asking God for the gift of clear sight as you look over the year that has just finished.
Now see what you notice about the last twelve months. In particular, where did you discover the light, the life, and the energy that are the signs of God’s presence?
Notice, too, how you’ve responded to God over the last year. Pick up particularly on how have you grown as a person? What shifts have you noticed in yourself, others, and in your experience of God?
If you notice times when you haven’t appreciated God’s presence, when you’ve made poor use of God’s gifts, simply apologise and ask for God’s help to do better as you move forward.
What has God shown you that you would want to remember as you move forward? Ask for whatever help you most need from God to go forward confidently.
End your time of prayer as you feel called or simply end with - Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, in now and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
(Adapted from Pray-As-You-Go, the Saturday Examen, Jan 4, 2025)
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