A prayer for walking into a new year
God is not bound by our past. Karen Rohrer invites us to look beyond fear, embrace the unknown, and trust in God's promise of renewal.
Holy yearnings: a prayer for the end of the year
This prayer by Katy Shevel is for anyone feeling the weight of nostalgia, the ache of loss, or the hope of new beginnings.
A confession to close 2023: The rocks cry out
This year, rocks have witnessed war, gun violence, oppression, and global warming. They cry out, "How long, Oh God?" Let's join them, writes Jesy Littlejohn.
A prayer for 2022 and 2023
Allysen Schaaf pens a prayer for the new year.
Present in a New Year
this shining moment in the now — David Budbill We call the year “new” but the ancient sun pulls the earth along..
Praying into 2022
God, you are our Alpha and our Omega, our beginning and our end. In this threshold moment as we pass from one..
A candle and call for 2021
Guest commentary by Liz Rasley Not sure about you, but I cannot wait for the fireworks this year. After all we’ve been..
How will congregations observe Epiphany in the year of COVID-19?
With many churches worshipping remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic, church leaders have come up with some creative approaches for distributing Star Words..
New Year’s Day prayer
God of all time, as we start a new year , we look back with thanksgiving for your grace woven throughout each..
The art of getting lost
We just moved to a new city, and even with Google Maps and Waze I'm finding myself lost pretty regularly. As a..
My hope for the PC(USA) in 2019
Given the chance, I jump at the opportunity to tell people why I love the Presbyterian Church. I can go on and..
A New Year’s resolution: Practicing friendship
What if we made a New Year's resolution to be intentional, writes Sam Codington?
A resolution to wonder
Whereas a year is a wondrous fleeting thing, and there is no time like the present and no present like the..
Prayer for the New Year
God of our past, present and future, as the calendar turns and we greet another year, we ask not so much..
Resolution to awe and wonder
“And awe came upon every soul, and many wonders and signs were being done through the apostles.” (Acts 2:43) I heard in..
Gratitude for the year
As we end this calendar year I want to express my deep gratitude for all of the people who make our..
A bidding prayer for the new year
God of all times and all places, as the calendar flips from one year to the next we are profoundly grateful that..
Old tradition for New Year Watch Night Services
It’s a tradition that many Presbyterian churches don’t follow – but one with a strong theological vision.
While many folks celebrate New Year’s Eve with champagne and parties, or an evening around the TV with a bowl of popcorn, some Christians choose to wave in the New Year at church.