A liturgy is a pattern used by Christians for worshiping God, declaring His greatness, and focusing on Him. Liturgies have been used in many forms throughout the history of the Church as a means of praising, repenting, asking, and yielding. As a new year begins, we offer this liturgy for your use personally or with your family. What better way to begin a new year than by focusing on the Lord?
Eternal Father, as we come to the end of the year give us grace to reflect on what has passed. Convict us of the sin we have committed, forgive us for the opportunities we have missed, heal us from the wounds we have endured, and comfort us in the loss we have sustained. Thank you for your presence with us in the past year. It is because of your presence that we have endured.
Response: Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail.They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.
Eternal Father, we ask for discernment in the year ahead. Make us hungry to connect with Jesus every day through prayer, your word, and meditation. Help us prioritize our spiritual community and seek opportunities to grow with our church family in faith and love. Give us an urgent desire to engage the world around us with your good news, starting in our neighborhoods and reaching to the very ends of the earth.
Response: Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail.They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.
Eternal Father, we thank you for your goodness to us in the previous year. The blessing of your presence through your Holy Spirit, your word, and our fellow believers has encouraged us. We pray for your continued blessing in the coming year. Bless our homes with peace, our work with good fruit, our community with hope, and our relationships with grace. We acknowledge all of our possessions, relationships, and areas of influence, are gifts from you. Help us steward them in holiness to your eternal glory. Amen.
Response: Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail.They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.
Based on Lamentations 3:22-23. Written by Beck Gambill
