text: When we see a time to tear down or to build up, when we face a time to weep or to laugh, when we meet a time to be silent or a time to speak, help us rely on you.
  You alone know what the coming year holds. You alone know of our small triumphs and our grand failures.
  Heal us with the knowledge that our sins may be left with you, through our Saviour, Jesus Christ. Amen.
  God brings a season for every activity under heaven and has made everything beautiful in its time. Although we cannot fathom the depths of God's love, we know that God cares for each of us; we know that our inheritance comes from God.
  May the peace of God, which passes all understanding, be with you. Share this gift of peace with all whom you see and greet.
  It is coming up to the beginning of a New Year on a Calendars. A brand-new calendar for a fresh start on life. Most people start the new year by making some New Year Resolutions. Making a resolution is like making a promise to ourselves that we are going to do certain things. Usually it is a promise to do better next year than we did last year. Here is a list of resolutions that might be good to make.
  Some people don't take New Year's resolutions very seriously. After all, these are just Promises that are made to one’s self. If you don't follow through, it's no big deal. Well, maybe it is a big deal! A promise is a promise -- and it is important to keep your promises -- even if it is just a promise to yourself.
  God is always faithful in keeping promises. In scripture, there is a story about a man named Simeon. Simeon was a very old man who had faithfully served God all of his life. Simeon was looking forward to the coming of the Messiah. God had promised Simeon that he would not die until he had seen the Christ, the promised Messiah.
  A few days after Jesus was born, Mary and Joseph took him to the temple to dedicate him to God. Simeon was in the temple as he usually was. As soon as Simeon saw the baby, he knew that Jesus was the Christ and that God had kept his promise that he would not die until he had seen the Messiah.