Sister Inspiration: A New Year Prayer

The Old Year:
We look back with Gratitude for and
Learnings about what has been.

The New Year:
We look forward with Hope to the unknown
and Trust in the mystery as it unfolds.

We Pray…

For healing…prepare us for surprises.
For strength…prepare us for surprises.
For vision…prepare us for surprises.
For transformation…prepare us for surprises.
For messengers and messages…prepare us for surprises.
For community…prepare us for surprises.
For acceptance – of ourselves and others…prepare us for surprises.
For making room at our tables…prepare us for surprises.
For Truth-seeking…prepare us for surprises.
For support…prepare us for surprises.
For Common Ground…prepare us for surprises.

Walk beside us, O Holy One,
as we question and welcome,
as we challenge and invite,
as we discover and understand,
As we see, touch, taste, smell, and listen for the Newness awaiting us in 2020.
May we, Your Holy People, walk forward together side by side.
Amen.

~ Sister Mary Ann Barrett, O.P.