Dear Heavenly Father,

I pray that the New Year will come gracefully for our country, and
for all of my friends. May Your Holy Spirit bless each one of us
during the year to come, and to you we give all thanks and praise for
the year now coming to a close. May our nation welcome this advent
with peace and tolerance, and do our part to promote and encourage
peace throughout the world as far as it can be. May the Prince of
Peace come soon, ushering in a true and lasting peace to all.

In Jesus' Name we pray.

Amen.