VIRGI’S VIEWS ON THIS ‘N THAT

NEW YEAR’S PRAYER

God grant us this year a wider view, So we see others’ faults through the eyes of You. Teach us to judge not with a hasty tongue, Neither the adult…nor the very young.

Give us patience and grace to endure And a stronger faith so we feel secure. Instead of remembering, help us forget The irritations that caused us all to fret.

Freely forgiving for some offense And finding each day a rich recompense. In offering a friendly, helping hand And trying in all ways to understand;

That all of us whoever we are… Are trying to reach an unreachable star. For the great and small...the good and bad, The young and old...and sad and glad

Are asking today; Is life worth living? The answer is only in loving and giving. For only Love can make a man kind, And Kindness of Heart brings peace of mind.

By giving Love, we can start this year To lift the clouds of hate and fear.

Author Helen Steiner Rice