(Responsive (Reading “New Year Prayer” Minister: God of our life, through all the circling years, we trust in You. Congregation: We thank you O God for all of life, for the generosity of Your creation. Minister: We thank You, O God for the abundance of Your love, for the overwhelming blessings You pour down upon our lives. Congregation: God of the past, our times were in Your hand; we humbly pray You continue to abide with us. Minister: Keep us mindful O God of the generosity of Your grace in all Our days gone by. Congregation: As we reflect on past years, we thank You for the many ways in which Your presence has been made known in our lives. Minister: And we seek Your presence in this New Year coming upon US. Congregation: God of the coming year, through paths unknown, we will follow You. Minister: Dear Lord, in this coming year may we be as generous with our time, our talents, and our resources as You are with us. Congregation: May we truly reflect Your love in the ways in which we give of ourselves. Minister: We pray that you will bless our efforts to be Your worthy disciples. Together: O Lord we are thankful for Your mercy upon us that it may encourage us to be faithful in our praise and worship of You and Your Son, Jesus Christ, this coming New Year.