Happy New Year!!

Pik..Pak..Boom!

It’s almost the same from all the other months that have ended. But December coming to a close also concludes the year to welcome a new one. It’s different because we will try to evaluate what we had done and what had happened to us.
In a few hours we will bid 2007 goodbye. For many, it was a good year. A year of promotion, a time of abundance, a record breaking feat, a wedding, a birth of a much awaited child, an ambition achieved. For my Class of 1978, it was the grandest ever reunion we had. And however it was, it is truly a success.
For others, it could have been bad. A death in the family, a job lost, a devastating accident, a severed relationship, a painful goodbye, a missed opportunity, a major setback.
But that’s precisely why God divided time into months and years; seasons and cycles; past, present and future. So that in the past, we can have a place to bury our mistakes and learned from it. In the present, we can set a benchmark with which to measure our success. In the future, we can have a goal to peg our hopes and aspirations.
Yes, it is the last hour. For 2008, we all hope for the best. We pray to have peace, prosperity and understanding. But as soon as the ticking of the clock marks the end of 2007, a New Year begins. No matter how your year ends, begin the year with God.
Happy New Year!!