My Prayer for You in the New Year

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I pray you find God’s open doors
Find gates to pastures green
Pursue the blessings which are yours
Be calmed by quiet streams

But when the road on which you’re sent
Is dark and cold the way
I pray there be a single friend
When doubt-winds make you sway

I pray you leave the doors locked tight
Which closed by God’s own hand
Don’t pry or push with man-made might
That which was for you banned.

In all these things I mostly pray
While you are passing through
That you will know the Truth – the Way
Who’s Christ – the Door for you.

(Poetry and pictures, © Heidi Viars, 2024)

7 responses to “My Prayer for You in the New Year”

  1. Nancy Ruegg Avatar

    Thank you for another thought-provoking poem, Heidi! We don’t often pray for doors to be locked tight. But you are so right. There are some doors meant to be closed to us–at least for now. As always, God knows best. Thank you for the timely reminder as we turn the page on a new year. And praise God for Christ–the door to the way, the truth, and life!

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  2. RasmaSandra Avatar

    Lovely! Have a shiny New 2025 Year!

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    1. Heidi Viars Avatar

      A shiny New Year to you as well. Thanks for reading ☺️

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  3. Leslie Gearing White Avatar
    Leslie Gearing White

    Such a beautiful poem and prayer, Heidi! Thank you and I pray the same for you and your family this year!

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    1. Heidi Viars Avatar

      Thank you, Leslie for your prayer for me and our family ☺️

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  4. Karen Avatar
    Karen

    Beautuful! What a precious heartfelt prayer. Thank you!

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    1. Heidi Viars Avatar

      Thank you for reading, Karen. Blessings to you in 2025

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