I’m good at making resolutions, God, but I’m not very good at keeping them. There are so many goals I’d like to achieve, so many changes I’d like to make.I pray to You tonight, God, for strength. I want to live a meaningful life, God. I want to comprehend my true promise. I want to understand why You have put me here. Help me to see, God. Show me the person I have the potential to become. Let me find my passion, God. Teach me to resist temptation, to conquer self-destructive habits, to overcome selfishness and pettiness. Give me the humility and the courage to repair relationships that pride has destroyed. Show me how I can bring hope and healing into this world. Let this be a good year, God. A year of health, a year of blessing, a year of love, a year of peace. Amen.
Rabbi Naomi Levy is the spiritual leader of Nashuva: A Soulful Community of Prayer in Action and author of To Begin Again (Knopf 1998) and Talking to God (Knopf 2002) www.nashuva.com
