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Yet I am always with you; you take hold of my right hand. With your counsel you guide me. —Psalm 73:23, 24 NAB
In this New Year, I reach for His HAND.
In marriage, we each take His HAND, trusting that He will bring us closer to Himself and to one another.
As parents, we grasp His HAND along with that of our child and pray for our home to be a place of peace.
PRAYER
Jesus, today I reach for Your HAND. Show me Your way — individually, and in my marriage, and in my parenting.
QUOTE
God has taken me by the hand and led me along the way. //St. John Henry Newman (1801-1890)
THOUGHT
Think about past years and consider ways the Lord has led you and been faithful to you. Reach for His HAND in 2026.
To view the original photos taken in Brazil that accompany this devotion visit: https://www.lisalivezey.com/post/cristo-hand-in-hand
Lisa Livezey writes from Pennsylvania where she found her way to Rome via the Anglican Ordinariate. She is the author of Minding Mom: A Caregiver's Devotional Story (En Route Publishing) and contributes to the National Catholic Register, Guideposts books and devotionals, and more. Her weekly photo devotions found at lisalivezey.com/olivetree are viewed worldwide and utilized by Visio Divina prayer groups. Lisa is a wife, mom, and grandma, volunteers in church and civic settings, and serves on the executive team at Heart of the Father Ministries. She credits her husband with giving her name alliteration and sometimes on summer weekends can be spotted sailing the Chesapeake Bay alongside her spouse.
