From The Old I Travel To The New

I mentioned on Sunday that we were talking about resolutions at Church. We also sang a pretty old school song that I sang in Primary School.

One More Step Along The World I Go. I've put a copy of the words below so you can refresh your memories of the lyrics - or read them if you don't know the song.

One more step along the world I go,
one more step along the world I go;
from the old things to the new
keep me traveling along with you:
Refrain:
And it's from the old I travel to the new;
keep me traveling along with you.

Round the corner of the world I turn,
more and more about the world I learn;
all the new things that I see
you'll be looking at along with me: Refrain

As I travel through the bad and good,
keep me traveling the way I should;
where I see no way to go
you'll be telling me the way, I know: Refrain

Give me courage when the world is rough,
keep me loving though the world is tough;
leap and sing in all I do,
keep me traveling along with you: Refrain

You are older than the world can be,
you are younger than the life in me;
ever old and ever new,
keep me traveling along with you: Refrain

Now when you are younger you don't necessarily realise what you are singing and I suppose when I actually took in the words on Sunday I understood with a new set of eyes what I was singing. 

There is some powerful stuff in there!

As I travel through the bad and good - keep me traveling the way I should.
Give me courage when the world in rough - keep me loving though the world is tough
And it's from the old I travel to the new - keep me traveling along with you

As I leave 2013 and head into the unknown of 2014 I want those lyrics I sang to be more than words. I want them to be little prayers.

I want 2014 to be a year where I:

• cling ever more to God
• become more loving in all I say and do
• enjoy beautiful friendships
• experience new adventures

May I wish you all a very Happy New Year!