I pictured myself writing a long and elaborate post for today. A recap of the year, perhaps. But I’ve realized that if there’s any word we need for the coming year, it’s the Word of God.

The Lord, with His divine timing, had me read Paul’s prayer for the Ephesians last night, and I knew that this passage was something I had to share. This is a prayer that I am saying over my family, my friends, and all of you.

¹⁴ For this reason I kneel before the Father, ¹⁵ from whom every family in heaven and on earth derives its name. ¹⁶ I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, ¹⁷ so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, ¹⁸ may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, ¹⁹ and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filledto the measure of all the fullness of God.

²⁰ Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, ²¹ to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.

-Ephesians 3:14-21

Have a blessed new year!