Entering This New Year

I enter this year without burdens,
Freed from a mountain of care,
For last night I gave them to Jesus,
Who promised my burdens to bear.

This year will not be without problems,
There may be many to face,
But I can approach them with courage,
Sustained by God's marvellous grace.

I enter this New Year with gladness,
For Jesus restored my joy.
He filled me with peace and assurance
That Satan cannot destroy.

I left the old year in repentance
For living a life of defeat,
Leaving my fear and my failures
At my Heavenly Father's Feet.

I enter this year with a purpose –
To minister Christian love
To needy souls all around me
And lift them to God above.

Now with eager anticipation,
With faith instead of fear,
And the presence of Christ, my Saviour,
I will enter this New Year.

Honoria A. Groves