May the tears cried over the last 365 days
Bring renewed life to the new year
May the fears faced
Bring strength from deep inside
May the hurts exposed
Be healed completely
May the darkness that lingers
Be erased in beautiful light
May the broken pieces
Be mended into a new creation
May the unsaid words that scare
Be revealed no matter how the voice shakes
May the unrealized dreams
Become a new reality
May the hopelessness that weighs down
Be replaced with deeper joy
May the uncertainty that haunts
Be put aside for once and for all
May the shaken, tender faith
Be transformed into a deeper connection
May the prayers that are hard to voice
Be said and believed and released
May the things that hold us back
Be the very things that spur us to action
May the lost and wandering souls
Be found and feel settled again
May the love lost
Be found in unexpected places
May all of the hard and painful and dark moments of 2023
Become the foundation for the easy, healthy, and light-filled promise of 2024