A Prayer for the New Year
As we usher in and enter a new year, here is a prayer for those who call Canyon Ridge home.
We the church, Your church
Arrive now in Your presence,
Anticipating the move of your hand
Awaken us, Holy Spirit
Spirit of the living God, awaken us, breathe among us, move in us.
All of our adoration and our affection
Our inward thoughts and our outward action
Our practice of presence
All just to be with you, Jesus, now and forever
All of our care and our conviction
Our full joy and our transformation
Our individual story and our congregation
All just to be with you, Jesus, now and forever
Standing shoulder to shoulder, walking in your direction
Sitting knee to knee, praying for your compassion
Serving feet to feet, following your mission
May we become more like you, Jesus.
From yesterday, we perceive who you have always been
For today, we receive all of who you are
Forevermore, we believe for who you say you will always be
May we become more aware of you, Jesus.
When we encounter others, would your spirit encounter us
When we speak with others, would your voice speak through us
When we show up among others, would you show up with us.
May we become more like you, Jesus.
Would you meet us and call us in our homes with hospitality
Would you shape us and form us in our communities with humility
Would you teach us and send us out into the world with multiplicity
For Your Kingdom come, your will be done
Would we be willing to be interrupted for your glory
Would we be ready to be disrupted for your peace
Would we be able to be reconstructed for what you’re doing
Give All Glory To God
As we go and walk and live
Right now in this moment, with every movement and breath
Give us eyes to see who you see
Give us ears to hear what you say
Give us hands to hold what you give
Give All Thanks To God
May the places we go, the people we meet
The times we count, the breaths we breathe
The stories we tell, the moments we seize
Give All Glory To God