Guiding Grace
Reflecting on the lyrics of The Prayer, which Celine Dion beautifully performed as a duet with Andrea Bocelli and also Josh Groban, is an inspiring way to start each day of the New Year. The four “prayer writers” of this poetic, soulful composition include David Foster, Carole Bayer Sager, Alberto Testa and Tony Renis.
THE PRAYER
I pray You'll be our eyes and watch us where we go,
And help us to be wise in times when we don't know.
Let this be our prayer, when we lose our way:
Lead us, guide us with Your grace, to a place where we'll be safe.
I pray we’ll find Your light, and hold it in our hearts.
When stars go out each night, remind us where You are.
Let this be our prayer, when shadows fill our day:
Help us find a place, guide us with Your grace, give us faith so we'll be safe.
We ask that life be kind, and watch us from above.
We hope each soul will find another soul to love, a world where pain
and sorrow will be ended, and every heart that's broken will be mended.
And we'll remember we are all God's children
reaching out to touch You, reaching to the sky.
Let this be our prayer, just like every child who needs to find a place:
Guide us with Your grace. Give us faith so we'll be safe.
Happy New Year
May your New Year be filled with unwavering faith in God’s grace
guiding you to a better place!
Ukrainian folklore characterizes pysanky as a symbolic, talismanic writing that invokes a higher Universal Power for help, while believing with faithful certainty that It will. The contemporary version of this characterization is a paper-and-pen journaling practice called prayer writing that develops a personal relationship with God.
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