Elias Bejjani: Resolutions & Prayers For The New Year

Resolutions & Prayers For The New Year
Elias Bejjani/December 31/16

With this New Year, We ask Our Father, Almighty God, with reverence to shower on all people and all countries graces of faith, hope, love, peace and meekness.
With this new year, we call on every one to pray from the depth of their hearts for all those who are in danger, deprived of their basic rights and encountering any sort of pain, persecution,  problems or hardships.

We, call on every one to pray and ask almighty God to cure them and every body else from all evilness thinking and deeds.

We pray that Almighty God shall grant all people holy gifts of forgiveness and the strength to keep loving others, specially those that are their rivals and adversaries.
While welcoming the New Year No one should forget that our life on this earth is too short, and that we must be righteous to deserve the eternal dwelling in Heaven where there will be no pain or fights, but happiness and peace.

(Corinthians 2:2-10: “But, as it is written, “What no eye has seen, nor ear heard, nor the heart of man imagined, what God has prepared for those who love him”–these things God has revealed to us through the Spirit. For the spirit searches everything, even the depths of God”.)

With the new year, let us all pray to be genuinely positive, hopeful, joyful, and relaxed.

Hopefully people all over the world shall welcome the new year by putting their burdens of pain, sickness, deprivation, persecution, separation, broken hearts, disappointments, frustrations, bereavements, injustice, abandonment, and anger in the hands of Almighty God.

Our Father, Almighty God, with his gracious wisdom and abundant generosity, shall definitely see in every way possible that we safely overcome all our hardships and difficulties.
Let us all trust Him and recognize that we are all His beloved children that He has created us in his image.

(Romans 8:16-19: “The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, and if children, then heirs–heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, provided we suffer with him in order that we may also be glorified with him. For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed in us. For the creation waits with eager longing for the revealing of the sons of God.”)

No one should question or doubt God’s deep love for each and every one of us. How could He not, as He sent his only son, Jesus Christ to defeat death, give us the eternal life, suffer and be crucified so we, His children, can become purified from the original sin and be helped to walk safely the path of salvation.

(John 3:2 : “Beloved, we are God’s children now, and what we will be has not yet appeared; but we know that when He appears we shall be like Him, because we shall see Him as He is”.)

Let us welcome this new year by asking Almighty God to help us live in peace and harmony with ourselves and others, lead our steps into the righteous paths, grant us the strength of endurance and hold us back from the sin of hurting or hating others.

Let us ask Almighty God to give us the graces of love, meekness, humbleness, transparency, honesty, forgiveness, and maintain our hearts and minds pure, and free from hatred, grudges and selfishness.

With the start of this New Year we are ought to always remember that vengeance is evil and forgiveness is a Godly grace.
Let us make a resolution that we shall not allow vengeance to take control of our lives.

With this coming New Year we are ought to solidify our mere trust in God’s justice, wisdom, love and keep on forgiving all those who hurt or hate us.

(Matthew 13/43: “Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears, let him hear”.)

Let one of our New Year resolution be to hold on to God’s teachings and never allow vengeance to take us hostages.

(Romans 12/19-21: “Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave it to the wrath of God, for it is written, “Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord. To the contrary, if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink; for by so doing you will heap burning coals on his head.” Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.”)

With the New Year  Let us all  pray and ask Almighty God to keep us all around the year fully aware that our life on this perishable earth is temporary, and that on The Day of Judgment we shall be accountable for all our deeds be good or bad.

(Daniel 12:2-3: “And many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt. And those who are wise shall shine like the brightness of the sky above; and those who turn many to righteousness, like the stars forever and ever”.)

Happy New Year

*Elias Bejjani
Canadian-Lebanese Human Rights activist, journalist and political commentator
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