Happy New Year to all! I do hope this year of 2007 will be your best ever. Thank you to everyone who made 2006 a great year. No doubt some of us struggled with real issues at work, home and in our spiritual life. We have more than a few who are carrying some of those burdens into the new year. Our best action is to be diligent with our praying for those in need. Life does not always get better with a change of the calendar. However, there is no limit to a life with a rich relationship with God.

I only made one resolution for the new year. I resolved not to make any resolutions! Most of us know the old saying about the road to you know where being paved with good intentions. Actions always make the difference in living a God centered life. Perhaps the question is not what do we want to do different but what are we willing to do different.

Someone defined repentance as the refusal to repeat past mistakes. This is never easy. We first deal with the denial that blinds us to reality. Then we will learn one day at a time to develop new habits. Repentance is not a solitary moment. It is an ongoing process in every area of life. Let us not simply hope 2007 is a better year. Let us be the people who make it better everyday.

Bro. Trey