It’s 10 days since the secular new year, three days since Ethiopian Orthodox new year, four days to Eastern Orthodox and thirteen until Chinese. We’re stranded between years now, January a purgatory no-man’s land. This should be the time to meditate on the future, prepare your resolutions and absolve the past. For those of us with a hapless desire to do better spiritually but no idea how to go about it, I propose taking the simple words of George Harrison as our New Year’s prayer. Harrison was one of the few entertainers able to combine his faith and his music in a graceful way. Perhaps because he was one of those strong souls who could embrace religion without losing his identity, he was also able to express his beliefs in a non-didactic, appealing manner. He tried to share his faith with his fans, and no doubt helped many towards a more enlightened life, and he taught by example. His life wasn’t always perfect – his first marriage failed dramatically, he smoked and drank too much, he could sometimes be a jerk – but he tried to lead a good life and it showed in his work. He probably wouldn’t mind if some of us took his song as our own little mantra to take us into another year.
Give me love
Give me love
Give me peace on earth
Give me light
Give me life
Keep me free from birth
Give me hope
Help me cope, with this heavy load
Trying to, touch and reach you with,
Heart and soulOm m m m m m m m m m m m m m
M m m my lord . . .Please take hold of my hand, that
I might understand you
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