As the long, weary year winds down,
As we turn the page on a challenging time,
As we prepare for whatever next year may bring,
As we hope and pray for better times for all,
We pause to give thanks and to make space—
Thanks for everything that went right, or right enough.
Space for something new and healing to enter our lives.
Thanks for the return of the light in the darkest of days.
Space for even more light to come through the cracks.
Thanks for the love that sustains all life.
Space to recognize and welcome love as it comes our way.
We pause now to give thanks and make space
for whatever calls to us in this moment.
May the coming year bring more peace
more compassion, more justice, and more love,
And may we be the light of the world this year and always.
Amen!
