New Year Prayer, For Better or Worse

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Prayer

 Write your blessed name, O Lord, upon my
heart, there to remain so indelibly engraved,
that no prosperity, no adversity shall ever move
me from your love. Be to me a strong tower of
defence, a comforter in tribulation, a deliverer
in distress, a very present help in trouble and a
guide to heaven through the many temptations
and dangers of this life.

— Thomas A Kempis

 A timeless prayer as the old year gently slips away and the new one comes into view - may it be one blessed with love and grace in your life.

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