Finishing on a high note.

If it were not for our calendar we may never know that anything is new about another day that has arrived. It all seems the same.  We can't really leave anything behind.  And there is not much newness about the "new year."  But in keeping with the very strong tradition we embrace 2012 with excitement that we create ourselves.  We make as much noise as we possibly can.  We sing and dance.  We use the time as an excuse to eat as much of the best food we crave all year.  We finally fall exhausted into a bed.  It may even be our own bed.

The next morning?  Well, it all appears to be the same as the old.  Problems have not vanished.  Faces are all the same.  The phone still rings.  The day starts as usual.

However, there is something serious about the whole process.  The New Year certainly gives us a chance to pause and think back over the old one.  What could I have done better?  What regrets do I have?  Do I have more pluses than minus?

I would like to finish well.  However, the year of 2011 may have started, I would like to be able to say, "I have finished well."  That is the way life is.  The finishing is very important.  We all would like to finish on a high note.  The high note finish allows us to put behind us regrets, failures and other unpleasant things that we really don't need to take into the new year.

So, here we go.  Ready or not. the new year is here.  Let's start right and finish on a high note for our Lord.  There is much He will want us to do this year.  LET'S DO IT.

HAPPY NEW YEAR