Blessings for a
New Year!
WHAT MUST I DO?
God knows my situation
I am but one,
but I am one.
I cannot do everything,
but I can do something.
- Bishop Barbara Clementine Hams
GOD ALONE SUFFICES
Let nothing disturb you,
Let nothing dismay you.
All things pass.
God never changes.
Patience attains
all that it strives for.
Those who have God
find they lack nothing.
God alone suffices.
- Teresa of Avila
UNEXPECTED BLESSINGS
Give thanks
For unknown blessings
Already on their way.
- Native American Prayer
BE WHO YOU ARE
Be who you are,
And may you be blessed
in all that you are.
- Adapted from a prayer by Marcia Falk
BLESSED ARE YOU
Blessed
are you
woman of strength
wrapped around
order and chaos
holding firm
tension's pieces
forging new dreams
and promised tomorrows.
- Adapted from a prayer by margaret Cessna, H.M.
GIVE THANKS FOR EVERYTHING
Give thanks for everything you have.
For everything you receive,
And for everything you are going to receive.
Never cease to give thanks,
For this positive attitude towards life -
The very act of giving thanks -
Draws the best out of you,
Helps to keep your heart and mind open,
Helps to keep your awareness expanding.
The more blessings you count,
The more they increase.
- Adapted from a poem by Eileen Caddy
