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Happy New Year!

There was a meditation in today's bulletin at church that
seemed to sum up this year for me, so I share it with you now,
along with my best wishes for a marvelous year ahead.

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I remember with gratitude the fruits of the labors of others, which
I have shared as a part of the normal experience of daily living.

I remember the beautiful things I have seen, heard and felt - some,
as a result of definite seeking on my part, and many that came
unheralded into my path, warming my heart and rejoicing my spirit.

I remember moments of distress that proved to be groundless and
those that taught me profoundly about the evilness of evil and the
goodness of good.

I remember the new people I have met, from who I have caught
glimpses of the meaning of my own life and the true character
of human dignity.

I remember the dreams that haunted me during the year,
keeping me ever mindful of the goals and hopes which I
did not realize but from which I drew inspiration to sustain
my life and keep steady my purpose.

I remember the awareness of the spirit of God that sought me out
in my aloneness and gave me a sense of assurance that undercut
my despair and confirmed my life with new courage and
abiding hope.

-Howard Thurman, Blessings at Year End
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