Psalm 141: 3-4
Take control of what I say, O Lord, and guard my lips. Don't let me drift toward evil or take part in acts of wickedness. Don't let me share in the delicacies of those who do wrong.
O my Father, I pray that as I take Your hand, You will not let go! Lead me in the path You have set before me, straight and true, not turning to the right-hand nor to the left, not pulling away in rebellion, or wandering off the path in my inattention and isolation.
Hide me in the cleft of the Rock, which is Christ, and cover me with Your hand, that others seeing me would not see my flesh or hear my words, which push them away, but that they would see only You, hear Your words of kindness and compassion, and be drawn to You.
Let this new year bring me around the corner that I cannot see from here, into the next stage of my journey in this world. Hedge me in, Father, on that Narrow Path in which You have set my feet, that wanders throughout the Earth, to the people who are in need of Your message. May Your protection be above, below, behind, before, to my left, to my right, and all around me, every moment of every day, as I seek to serve You by meeting the needs of Your least in the Kingdom as I walk these lands; until I meet my Lord, my Husband, my King, in the clouds of His coming.
Even so, come, Lord Jesus!
