Welcome to General Chat - GAW Community Area
This General Chat area started off as a place for people to talk about things that are off topic, however it has quickly evolved into a community and has become an integral part of the GAW experience for many of us.
Based on its evolving needs and plenty of user feedback, we are trying to bring some order and institute some rules. Please make sure you read these rules and participate in the spirit of this community.
Rules for General Chat
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Be respectful to each other. This is of utmost importance, and comments may be removed if deemed not respectful.
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Avoid long drawn out arguments. This should be a place to relax, not to waste your time needlessly.
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Personal anecdotes, puzzles, cute pics/clips - everything welcome
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Please do not spam at the top level. If you have a lot to post each day, try and post them all together in one top level comment
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Try keep things light. If you are bringing in deep stuff, try not to go overboard.
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Things that are clearly on-topic for this board should be posted as a separate post and not here (except if you are new and still getting the feel of this place)
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If you find people violating these rules, deport them rather than start a argument here.
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Feel free to give feedback as these rules are expected to keep evoloving
In short, imagine this thread to be a local community hall where we all gather and chat daily. Please be respectful to others in the same way
Entering the New Year
God of all time, help us enter the New Year quietly, thoughtful of who we are to ourselves and to others, mindful that our steps make an impact and our words carry power.
May we walk gently. May we speak only after we have listened well.
Creator of all life, help us enter the New Year reverently, aware that you have endowed every creature and plant, every person and habitat with beauty and purpose.
May we regard the world with tenderness. May we honor rather than destroy.
Lover of all souls, help us enter the New Year joyfully, willing to laugh and dance and dream, remembering our many gifts with thanks and looking forward to blessings yet to come.
May we welcome your lavish love. May we cast off the small, vindictive god our fears have made. May the grace and peace of Christ bless us now and in the days ahead.
Beautiful quote! Thank you
Amen.
That was a good one, thank you. 🤗
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Thank you! This is amazing. My goal is to become a better deciple of Jesus Christ this year & to focus on promoting peace with every one of my actions, instead of contention.
I can either pour out peace with my actions, or pour out war. I know which my Savior wants me to do & where the other choice is truly rooted.
I have grappled with that for a while. I get so passionate about what is going on. I have gotten passed what people think of me. I had to have a "Come to Jesus" with myself that I rather save my soul than save face. I am sure we have all gone through something like that. I post and post and post on Facebook, Twitter, and Tik Tok. I will post something like this: Red Pill Meme, Red Pill Meme, Red Pill Meme, Scripture, Daily word from God with pretty picture, Red Pill, Red Pill, Red Pill, Joke, Joke, Joke. My mom has already figured out my routine. KEK! But, she has to read some of it to know when I am stopping with the jokes. She is not quite awaken yet. She is with her eyes just a little open, but I am still working on it.
I honestly believe what we are doing is from God. We are fighting for the TRUTH AND WHAT IS RIGHT!
I've never heard of "entering the New Year God".
Typo. I fixed it. Entering the New Year is the Title.
I think "entering the new year" is the title, with "God of all time" being the opening address of the prayer. Internet, punctuation ... doesn't always work out...