February, 2003 In This Issue: Lenten Program: A Survey of Faiths Tikkun Community: New Light for America Dear Abby's Oft-Requested New Year's Resolutions New Year's Prayer Chart Your Spiritual Journey at The Women's Retreat

Author Unknown

"Lord, I confess before you that:

I have had longings and nudges from you,
which I did not translate into action.

I have made decisions without consulting you,
then have blamed you when
things went wrong.

I have said that I trusted you, yet have
not turned my affairs over to you.

I have been greedy for present delights and pleasures,
unwilling to wait for those joys
which time and discipline alone can give.

I have often sought the easy way, have
consistently drawn back from the road
that is hard.

I have been fond of giving myself to dreams
of what I am going to do sometime,
yet have been so slow in getting started to do them.

Forgive me for all the intentions that
were born and somehow never lived.

And now I claim your promise to change me.
Do for me what I cannot do for myself.
Lead me into a new tomorrow with a new spirit.

Copyright © 2003 St. Augustine by-the-Sea