Prayer for December 31, 2020

Prayer for December 31, 2020: Please pray with me this New Year’s Eve prayer from the Lutheran Book of Prayer — Lord, make me know my end and the measure of my days, that I may know how frail I am. Another year of my pilgrimage has passed. I am a year nearer to my death, nearer to judgement , nearer to eternal life with Christ, my Lord. Where shall I run as the sins of the past year and the transgressions of all my years rise to condemn me? Lord, to You along I flee for refuge in these last hours of the waning year. For the sake of Your own Son, whom You sent to be the Savior of all [people], be gracious to me, and pardon my iniquity. Trusting in the merits of my Savior, I come boldly to Your throne of grace, in full confidence that there I shall obtain mercy and find grace to help me in time of need. Oh, satisfy me early with Your mercy that I may rejoice and be glad all my days. Let me, in a manner befitting a child of God, conclude the old year and begin the new, a year in which You would be pleased to dwell among us continually in Your goodness and means of grace; for the sake of Your dear Son. Jesus Christ, my Lord. Amen.

Originally published at https://pastormatthewbest.com on December 31, 2020.