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Hello friends! This is the last litany I'll write in 2021! I'm sharing it now in case it might assist you in your plans for the next couple of weeks. I'll be going dark and resting from writing for a bit.

I have made this particular prayer public, so feel free to send it along to friends and colleagues. I also have available:

Litany for a New Year (from 2018)

Litany for New Year's Day (from 2016)

Thank you to all who have followed along this year, shared my prayers, jumped on my Patreon, and prayed along with me.

And to all you who are there in the everyday trenches of spiritual work and ministry, doing care and practicing presence: may you be blessed with wisdom, fresh energy and compassion, rest, and purpose. May every wound your soul sustained this past year be soothed and healed, and your confidence in the Commonwealth of Heaven strengthened.

God as we close another calendar year
And look toward a new one,
We remember that every day is a new day;
Not just New Year’s Day.

Every day we can choose fresh purpose (1),
Access fresh wisdom,
Practice gratitude for our gifts, blessings, and experiences,
Practice mercy and love toward ourselves and others (2).

Every day we can take an honest look at ourselves,
Assess our unhelpful habits and patterns,
Create new ones,
Ask for help.

Everyday we can shut out voices that tear us down,
And practice listening to the truth about ourselves:
We are beloved, accepted, encased in Divine Love.
We have access to everything we need (3).

We ask for strength in the coming year:
To continue growing in wisdom,
To continue our healing journey,
To continue our creative work,
To continue our self-care,
To continue awakening to truth and oneness,
To continue in generosity and serving our neighbors (4),
To continue the work of bringing heaven to earth.

Whatever happens this year, we know you are alive within us,
Your light is shared and burning in our hearts.
We know that life can be enjoyed (5),
And rest can be found.
We know each time our eyes open,
The mercies are new and the goodness is flowing (6).

Amen

Revelation 21:5
Ecclesiastes 3:13
Psalm 8:6
Matthew 25:36
Ecclesiastes 3:12
Psalm 8:1

This litany contains references to selections from the Lectionary texts for January 21, 2018 (Year B).

God, even now, in ways we can hardly comprehend
The old is passing away.
Your voice, the voice of Christ, speaks to us:
“The time is fulfilled
the kingdom of God has come near;
turn from evil, and believe in the good news." (1)

All around the world there is turmoil
There is suffering, hunger, and war.
Here in our midst there is upheaval:
In our government, society, and streets.
But we see the subtle ways in which you work:
New creation steadily appearing.

Help us, oh God, to pay attention
To the nearness of your Kingdom,
To the rhythms of your working,
To the newness of life around us,
To the opportunities in our midst,
To the mystery of Christ within us.

For the present form of this world is passing away. (2)
New Creation has already taken hold
And is working and growing behind the scenes,
Beyond the screen of what our eyes can see.

Trust in God at all times, O people;
Pour out your heart before God;
God is a refuge for us.
Power and steadfast love belong to God. (3)

Amen

Mark 1:15
1Corinthians 7:31
Psalm 62:8,12