Illuminate

Published: Dec. 30, 2012, 5:02 p.m.

It takes strength to surrender and courage to let go. \u201c. . . Now we are released . . . from . . . what held us captive, so that we may serve in the newness of the spirit\u201d (Romans 7:6).

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It takes faith to leave the path we know. \u201cLORD; teach me your paths\u201d (Psalm 25:4-5).

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Let God lead me. Let Spirit lead me, let love lead me home. \u201cWhen the people of the land enter the presence of the LORD . . . no one shall return by the gate through which he has entered . . . . [This is to be] The year of release\u201d (Ezekial 46:9, 17).

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Give me strength to surrender, courage to let go of the past, and love to lead me through the best year I have ever seen: two thousand and thirteen.