blessed new year...
Three gifts I ask for this New Year.
Faith is the pilgrim staff I crave,
To keep me strong, to keep me brave.
Hope is the candle's pinpoint star
To lead me on the path afar.
Love is the mantle I would wear --
heartwarming garments lined with prayer.
Father God, with these priceless three
Enrich the days Thou sendest me!
~Marie Barton