At The Gate Of The Year

I'm not one to make New Year's resolutions, but at the dawn of each new year I resolve to reread this favorite little poem & turn it into a prayer (& repost here). I have found it to be a treasure that never loses it’s relevance. It encourages and challenges me as I welcome the new year with the joy that comes from knowing Christ and purposing to trust in His sovereignty. May it do the same for you.

At The Gate Of The Year (Minnie Louise Haskins)

And I said to the man who stood at the gate of the year:

'Give me a light that I may tread safely into the unknown.'

And he replied:

'Go out into the darkness and put your hand into the Hand of God. That shall be to you better than light and safer than a known way.'

So I went forth, and finding the Hand of God, trod gladly into the night. And He led me towards the hills and the breaking of day in the lone East.

(Here’s more on the poem & author… http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsehistory/2013/12/10/the-gate-of-the-year-minnie-louise-haskins-1875-1957/ )

Happy New Year to you all!

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