A Prayer for More of God
Lord, as we close the book on all the sorrow and sadness of 2020 and anticipate with hope a better year ahead, give us more in 2021. Not more stuff. Not more happiness. Not more money or jobs or security. Give us more of you. Without you we are nothing but hopeless, miserable creatures struggling to get through the challenges and heartaches of living in a fallen world. With you all things -- even impossible things -- are possible. Because of you we have hope. You are Immanuel, God with us, not just during Advent and Christmas but throughout the year, in good times and in bad. You are our Provider, Protector, Peace, Healer, Savior, Redeemer, Strong Tower, Deliverer...the God who works all things together for good for those who love you and are called according to your purpose (Romans 8:28). You forgive us when we sin, weep with us when we are sorrowful, and rejoice with us when we are happy. You get us, because you created us. The greatest thing we can pray for in the coming year