We give thanks today for the great cycle of nature and time,
For the way a new year bursts forth from the dead of winter,
Amid cold winds and gray skies, amid long, dark nights
Amid the weary world’s worries and wonderings.
We give thanks for this annual reminder that something new
Begins each moment, that the line of demarcation between
What was and what will be is the line we tread always,
The ever-unfolding Now that is, and is and ever shall be.
Let us pause for a moment of silence to experience
This now, this new moment, this new year, this new place in time.
For the way a new year bursts forth from the dead of winter,
Amid cold winds and gray skies, amid long, dark nights
Amid the weary world’s worries and wonderings.
We give thanks for this annual reminder that something new
Begins each moment, that the line of demarcation between
What was and what will be is the line we tread always,
The ever-unfolding Now that is, and is and ever shall be.
Let us pause for a moment of silence to experience
This now, this new moment, this new year, this new place in time.
May we live this day and every day with a newness of spirit
That lifts and sustains us, that brings us closer to now.
May we give thanks for reminders of possibility and new life.
And may we live our lives this year with passion and with love.
Amen.
