.....to leave as my last official post of 2004, than the intercessory prayer that I found in my Magnificat Evening Prayer for tonight:
In Thanksgiving for the time that has been, in hope for the time that is to come, let us pray through the intercession of Mary, the Mother of God:
We praise you, O Lord, and we bless you.
For the years, the centuries, the millennia through which the world has lived since the birth of Christ:
We praise you, O Lord, and we bless you.
For the gifts and burdens of the year that is past:
We praise you, O Lord, and we bless you.
For the promise of the year that lies before us:
We praise you, O Lord, and we bless you.
For the achievement of your reign of peace and justice in the new era upon which we embark in hope:
We praise you, O Lord, and we bless you.
And I'd like to add my own intentions: That our sweetest SpecialK will receive the desires of her heart and her special intention. That our spunky and feisty Smockmomma will carry our newest baby to full term (or at least 'til late June!) and deliver safely. That those of you who read us regularly will grow in the love and fullness of Christ. And me? That I be blessed with patience, perseverance and the ability to love others as I am so amply loved.
We praise you, O Lord, and we bless you.
HAPPY NEW YEAR'S YA'LL!!!!
