Wonderful Counselor, thank you for leading us through dark and dry times in our lives just as you led the Israelites through the desert. Lord, help us to make this new year all about You. Give us a renewed hunger for Your word and fellowship with Your church. Let us long to seek Your face and Your will rather than the approval of others. Help us to throw off the sin that easily entangles and to choose repentance each day. Consecrate us with Your love, that we might be wholly dedicated to You. Amen