January 1, 2022 New Year’s Day

 

Hymn    See Amid the Winter’s Snow #76

Scripture Lessons:       Isaiah 63:7-9

                                     Psalm 147:12-20

                                     John 1:1-18

Hymn Great God WeSing Your Mighty Hand #529VU

Meditation 

Prayer:  Freshness (a prayer/poem by Joyce Rupp)

a new year is moving in

just as surely as the winter

walks along in snowflakes

and I sit here wondering

in the breath of his bless

and the glance of his grace

I think about the year now gone

and how I’ve walked across it

(it grieves me some and joys me some)

and as the new year stretches

I wonder how I’ll meet it

will I let his grace find me

and will I let him charm me

and will I let his truth possess me

and will I let him lead me

and will I take his love to heart

and fix my gaze on him

oh how I wonder how I’ll meet this year

and if I’ll give myself the chance

to catch the breath of bless

and glance of his dear grace

to rise and walk from sinfulness

to come return and find him waiting

to reach and know that he can heal

to turn around and give up all 

and let him be my treasure

a new year is moving in

just as surely as the winter

walks along in snowflakes

my God is moving in again

and just like winter snow

he breathes my life full freshness

Hymn.        Joy is Now in Every Place #45

There will be no Sunday service on New Year’s Day in our churches, but there will be a regional Zoom service offered at 10am by the cluster of South Shore ministers. Barbara will be sending out the link to participate in this service. We are expecting to be back to our regular services in the hall beginning January 8th. That Sunday we will be in Ormstown at 9:30 and Howick at 11am. 

Have a blessed and happy and healthy new year, everyone.