Yesterday I came across this blog post about having a “word for the year”. I have a very good friend who always takes time at the end of the year to do just this thing: seek the Lord about a word or phrase that He might have for her to focus on for the coming new year. I find myself doing the same just because of my friendship with her. (She’s another of the “lighted coals” in my life.) Sometimes the phrase carries over for a longer time. “Blessed is he who takes no offense at Me” is one that continues to form my life after coming across it four years ago. If you asked me about this year, I would probably say it has something to do with keeping my lamp filled with oil and lit at close to midnight–it’s dark and I wonder if He’s ever going to come . . .
Do you have a word for your year? I’m sure we would all love to hear you share about it.
Witnesses to Hope 
I started doing this last year after a stirring talk by our Deacon last year.
This year I was lead to Psalm 89 v.2: of this I am sure that your love lasts for ever and also Psalm 33 v.21: in Him do our hearts find joy. I need to remember that where ever I am that God’s love for me is still there and that when I am down I can find my joy and peace in HIm.
Thanks for the blog post link- .
Lupe
I often ask the Lord at the beginning of the year (usually the liturgical year) if He has a word for me for the coming year. This year, the verse that has been resonating with me is, “Return, O my soul, to your rest, for the Lord has been good to you.” (Ps. 116:7) There’s a new UCO CD that includes a song by Tony O’Neill that uses that verse as the refrain, and my mind frequently goes back to it. The idea of finding my rest, not in myself or in my circumstances, but in the Lord, seems to be coming at me from other directions, too. May it be so for us all!
Theresa