A Blessing for the New Year

God of time and eternity,
     with Christmas joy we praise you
     for the year gone by
     and for the year we have begun.
Your Son comes among us
     to bring glad tidings to the poor
     and to proclaim a year acceptable in your sight.
Knit us in harmony and love,
     we who are flesh of his flesh.
Fill this new year
     with mercy and compassion,
     with prosperity and accord,
     as we join the angels in proclaiming your praise:
Glory in heaven and peace on earth, now and forever. 
Amen.