Go and sin no more. You have sent many messengers into our world. Help us recognize the messengers that are proclaiming your Word. Voices cry out for our attention. Help us hear the voices that speak your wisdom.
Paths are open in every direction.
Help us make a straight path toward your love. In Christ's name, many have encouraged apocolyptic despair and guilt. The opening of the twenty-first century seems particularly challenging for people as we deal with the increasing speed of change and transition in our lives and our world. Taking those words of comfort to heart today can help Christians face the new year with anticipation and hope, with trust that God can use this dramatic time as a time for righteousness and faithfulness to spring forth and blossom anew. Examples of inspiration from the Social Gospel movement of the early twentieth century or the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950's and 1960's could be used to exemplify how God's people march forward even in tumultuous times to further God's purpose.