New Year’s Eve 

   As the year comes to a close and we look toward the year to come with whatever it may bring I offer the following from St. Paul’s letter to the Colossians.  If we strive to live by these qualities our New Year can truly be blessed. 

“Put on, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved,
heartfelt compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience,
bearing with one another and forgiving one another, 
if one has a grievance against another; 
as the Lord has forgiven you, so must you also do.
And over all these put on love, 
that is, the bond of perfection.
And let the peace of Christ control your hearts, 
the peace into which you were also called in one body.
And be thankful.

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, 
as in all wisdom you teach and admonish one another, 
singing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs 
with gratitude in your hearts to God.
And whatever you do, in word or in deed, 
do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, 
giving thanks to God the Father through him.”   (Col 3: 12 – 17)

 

Have a blessed and happy New Year in the love of God.