On this final day of the Octave of Christmas and of the year 2018, if we can make the time, despite anticipation and preparation for New Year's Eve and "First Night" festivities, it would be helpful to our spiritual journey, to stop, look back over the year, see what loose ends persist, give thanks for them and for all that we actually did accomplish, and more importantly, acknowledge with gratitude what God did for us.
Tying up the loose ends could also mean setting goals (resolutions) for the coming year. We sometimes shrug these off as exercises in futility, for so often in the past we have found ourselves abandoning them just a few days or weeks after initiating them. We might add some weight to this year's resolutions by asking Jesus to give his HIS power and grace to stick to them, remembering what St. Paul said to the Philippians, "I can do all things in him who strengthens me." (Phil 4:13).
God's blessing on all for the New Year.
Bro. Rene.
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