HAPPY NEW YEAR!

May God make 2011 a happy one!

Not by shielding you from all

sorrows and pain,

but by

strengthening you to bear it, as it comes.

Not by making your path easy,

but by making you

sturdy to travel any path.

Not by taking hardships from you,

but by

taking fear from your heart.

Not by granting you unbroken sunshine,

but by

keeping your face bright,

even in the shadows.

Not by making your life always pleasant,

but by

showing you when people and their causes need you most,

and by making you

anxious to be there to help.

God’s

LOVE,

PEACE,

HOPE

and

JOY

to YOU for the year ahead.

(anonymous)