Lord as I step into each new day this year, each moment, each experience, as I step into each new encounter with someone made in your image, help me to draw near to you and allow you to move in and through me. Help me to love extravagantly. Give me joy unspeakable. Give me peace that quiets my anxieties. Pour out your patience on me to overflowing. Make me kind as you are kind. Help me to crucify my flesh and embody your goodness. Holy Spirit make me faithful to you, help me cultivate and prioritize intimacy with you. When my will is disoriented and flesh wants its way, help me to be gentle and come back to you, help me to have self control. I want to exalt you with my life.