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Waking Up In A New Year

After partying

eating and drinking,

and after the hugs

and good wishes

I went to bed.

When I woke

the feeling of unrestrained joy

was tempered.

This was another year,

there would be pain and loss

as well as joy and laughter.

Frustration and failure

would sit beside

success and satisfaction.

Self doubt and confidence

would still play

ping pong in the soul.

Lord,

Carry me another year,

through the good and the bad.

Urge me, once again,

to walk a path

that honours You.

Teach me anew,

of your greatness and love.

In the darker moments

gently take my face in your hands

and call me, “My child.”

Then, and only then

can I make my tentative steps

once again.