Gossamer Threads

I spent my Thanksgiving weekend writing.  It's a gift I give myself every year as I participate in NaNoWriMo .  And this year, I found the answers I've been searching for in this writing for 15 years.  It's nowhere near ready for publication, but I feel like I've done my world building and character building enough that I'm ready to re-write these books now. In this year's novel, they finally discover a cure and a vaccine for a bioweapon developed thousands of years ago.  The problem was created by a few, but it takes the gifts of many, of representatives  of all the groups on the planet to fix it. And in doing so, they create a new covenant among them.  Those words are specific to the people and challenges of that world, but I loved them enough that I wanted to adjust them for me.   This is my covenant and my prayer for a new year:   Fully aware of the blessings and responsibilities that come with my gifts, I serve this plan...

Last January, inspired by the writing of my friends, I wrote a prayer for the new year. As we approach another new year, I decided to share it more widely. Here is that prayer: Prayer for a New Year There are so many chances to begin again. A change of clothes. A new day. The next breath. The next step. As we begin this new year, full of hopes and dreams, may we remember that it is not just on this day, but in every moment of our lives that we can live in this freshness, this joy, and this commitment. Open our eyes to see beyond the surface. Teach us to listen, to really listen, with understanding as our goal. Help us set aside our judgements so we may more fully see the Child of God before us. 

 May we remember to walk slowly, and to discover the stunning beauty that others rush past. May we find the time for awe and reverence, for these are the things that sustain us in this crazy, busy world. Keep our hope alive. Help us be the Light that gives hope to those in need. May this n...