Prayers and Sacred Readings:
"Prayers for Remembering"
As we begin this new year, we pause to reflect on the challenges and changes that have occurred in our lives ... Let us pause to reflect ... As we begin this new year, we pause to remember what got us through the challenges and changes ... Let us pause to remember what has brought us this far ... As we begin this new year, let us recall that the Divine Presence has been with us. We recall that in the midst of our ordinary lives and in the midst of our suffering, the Holy Presence remains steadfast. Let us pause and recall ways we have known and felt the awesome presence in the midst of our lives ... As we begin this new year, let us release any excess emotional baggage we may be carrying to make way for new ways of being. We ask for the help of the Spirit of life, strength, and truth, to help us release our excess baggage. Let us pause and ask for help in releasing whatever is not serving us ... We have taken pause to reflect, remember, recall, and release. May we be renewed by an infilling of all that is of light and truth. We open our hearts to you, oh Lord, for you are our refuge and in you lies our hope.
—by J. Bunch
O God, in this time of trouble, help us to remember who we are and to whom we belong. Remember us in your loving kindness, even when we forget. Amen.
—A fellow sojourner
