Thought for the Day 12/31/2007

NEW YEAR’S RECIPE

Take twelve fine months and trim from them all the
old, leftover memories of hatred, jealousy and bitterness.
Clean them of any clinging, unnecessary bits of spite.
Snap off the specks of unwanted pettiness.

Start the first (and each succeeding) month fresh and clean.
Cut each month into thirty or thirty-one equal parts of twenty-four hours each.
Prepare one day at a time. Do not plan too far in advance.
Into each day, put a portion of generous tolerance, a dash of fun,
a change of pace, occasionally, a cupful of laughter,
an overflowing measure of good humor.

Mix well; and garnish with smiles.
Decorate with sprigs of beauty and serve with
gentleness, unselfishness and love.
A HAPPY NEW YEAR is assured.
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Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor what is evil; cling to what is good.
Be devoted to one another in brotherly love; give preference to one another in honor;
not lagging behind in diligence, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord;
rejoicing in hope, persevering in tribulation, devoted to prayer,
contributing to the needs of the saints, practicing hospitality.

Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse.
Rejoice with those who rejoice, and weep with those who weep.
Be of the same mind toward one another; do not be haughty in mind,
but associate with the lowly. Do not be wise in your own estimation.

Never pay back evil for evil to anyone.
Respect what is right in the sight of all men.
If possible, so far as it depends on you, be at peace with all men.
Romans 12:9-18