TURN BACK TO GOD

The Nicene Creed is the most widely accepted and used brief statements of the Christian Faith. In liturgical churches, it is said every Sunday as part of the Liturgy. It is Common Ground to East Orthodox, Roman Catholics, Anglicans, Lutherans, Calvinists, and many other Christian groups. Many groups that do not have a tradition of using it in their services nevertheless are committed to the doctrines it teaches. It is given below.

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We believe in one God,
the Father, the Almighty,
of all that is, seen and unseen.

We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ,
the only Son of God,
eternally begotten of the Father,
God from God, Light from Light,
true God from true God,
begotten, not made,
of one Being with the Father.

Through him all things were made.

For us and for our salvation
he came down from heaven:
by the power of the Holy Spirit
he became incarnate from the Virgin Mary,
and was made man.

For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate;
he suffered death and was buried.

On the third day he rose again
in accordance with the Scriptures;
he ascended into heaven
and is seated at the right hand of the Father.

He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead,
and his kingdom will have no end.

We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life,
who proceeds from the Father and the Son.

With the Father and the Son he is worshipped and glorified.

He has spoken through the Prophets.

We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church.

We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins.

We look for the resurrection of the dead,
and the life of the world to come. Amen.

Prayer for New Year:-

The new year,
like a new born child,
is placed in our hands as the old year passes away.
The days and weeks to come are God’s gift;
they carry God’s blessing.
As a blessing we welcome them.
Our hope for the year ending is that
all that was good in it remain with us and
all that was harmful be left behind.

Bless us, O Lord,
and bless the time and seasons yet to come.
Teach us to number our days aright,
that we may gain wisdom of heart.
And fill this new year with your kindness,
that we may be glad and rejoice
all the days of our life.

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Also pray Prayer for peace by St. Francis of Assisi

Its the end of another great year and I am sure all of you will be celebrating tonight. End of an year, which gave us a lot of joy, some sorrow, and much more. Its time to say bye-bye to all those and welcome the New year with great hope and some good new year resolutions. Lets take some time to pray the year ending prayer before we get to the dance floor tonight.

Year Ending Prayer:-

Father, I just want to Thank You for the Year 2008! What a year!
It was a very long year with each day bringing something new something unknown;
yet you sustained us.
Teach us to draw closer to You, to find out what Your perfect will is for our lives.
Teach us and show us step by step how You want Your agenda
to flow using us as messengers and instruments.
Teach us humility and give us the ability to forgive and to love purposefully.
Strengthen our hearts with compassion and unselfishness.
Allow us to grow spiritually.
Show us how to be quick to repent continually and teach us that we are not perfect.
Thank You for the continual demonstration of Your Love!

Show us how there are many ways and not just our way as individuals
interlocked in friendships, relationships and partnerships.
Give us an allowance and understanding
so that we may enter into Your rest consistently and continually.
Teach us diligence so that we know it oh so well.
Father we have seen remnants of all of these things and
we are ever thankful and please allow us to move to new levels of knowledge,
wisdom, understanding and revelations.
Thank You for forgiveness. We thank You for corrections and peace in this.

For those who have had it tough we send ministering angels
out before them to prosper their way.
We pray Blessings over all of Your children and
we pray for enlightenment and not deception in this earth.
Thank You that our hearts are not faint and that our strength is renewed!
Thank You Father for keeping us focused and Kingdom minded.

It is our prayer that every believer begins to see that
we are all pieces of the same pie
and that we all will begin to exhort one another
and to seek wisdom on what we can learn from one another.
We pray that the Body of Christ will receive the Comforter that Jesus left for them
and all spiritual gifts that you have for them
plus a greater knowledge of The Power of The Blood of Jesus.

In Jesus Name We Pray. AMEN!

Lord Jesus,
who did take little children into Thine arms
and laugh and play with them,
bless, we pray Thee,
all children at this Christmastide.

As with shining eyes and glad hearts
they nod their heads so wisely
at the stories of the angels,
and a baby cradled in the hay
at the end of the way of a wandering star,
may their faith and expectation be
a rebuke to our own faithlessness.

Help us to make this season all joy for them,
a time that shall make Thee, Lord Jesus,
even more real to them.

Watch tenderly over them and keep them safe.
Grant that they may grow in health and strength
into Christian maturity.
May they turn early to Thee,
the Friend of children, the Friend of all.

We ask in the lovely name of Him
who was once a little child. Amen.

– by Peter Marshall

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See Another Christmas Prayer by Peter Marshall

Loving Father, Help us remember the birth of Jesus,
that we may share in the song of angels,
the gladness of the shepherds,
and the worship of the wise men.

Close the door of hate and
open the door of love all over the world.
Let kindness come with every gift
and good desires with every greeting.

Deliver us from evil
by the blessing which Christ brings,
and teach us to be merry with clean hearts.

May the Christmas morning
make us happy to be Thy children,
and the Christmas evening bring us
to our beds with grateful thoughts,
forgiving and forgiven,
for Jesus’ sake, Amen!

– by Robert Louis Stevenson

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See A Christmas Prayer by Peter Marshall