New Year's Eve

To me, just another day. I don't really celebrate, or do anything special to mark the continued passage of time...I guess because that's all it is, other than having to hang a new calendar: a continuation of the same thing, passing time.

So needless to say I don't make resolutions either. But I read a status update by Patrick Green of Northern Christian Radio today that made more sense to me than most resolutions that people make. I'm not sure about the etiquette about quoting people from their Facebook walls, so I won't copy/paste, but he said that his is 2nd Corinthians 8:7 "I want to abound in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in all diligence, in love and in the grace of giving."

I have an old and dear friend for whom New Year's is important, as a time of "thankful worship and rededication to the Lord...introspection and reflection"

I can understand this, as it is something I do on a daily basis. (So does she, by the way, and is one of the most faithful Christ-serving people I've ever known.) So it doesn't have the same relevance for me I guess. But in that spirit, I am also going to claim 2Cor.8:7 as my daily reminder of why God adopted me into His family: to be a witness to who He is and what He offers us all.

Happy New Year!