I wish you Health enough to make work a pleasure; Wealth enough to supply all necessary needs; Grit enough to battle with difficulty and overcome it; Grace enough to confess your sins and forsake them; and Patience enough to toil until some good is accomplished. I wish you a Cheerfulness that shall make others glad; a Charity that shall see some good in your neighbor; a Love that shall move you to be useful and helpful; a Faith that shall make real the things of God; and a

May its light Be the sunlight of God’s love; Its night His sheltering wings above Its storms Reveal the wonders of His grace Its calms Reflect the beauty of His face Its winds Breathe whispers of His care Its showers Bring blessings rich and rare May its cares Bind closer to His heart Its joys Be of heavenly joys a part!

Richard Scarry

Shall the close of the year find you any further advanced than you are today? Will you put away evil habits? Will you be considerate of others, faithful to do the work of a Christian? If you will carry the principles of right-doing into all the affairs of life, you will find that it will promote health of body, peace of mind, and prosperity of soul. You will have a strength, dignity, and sweetness of character that will have a transforming influence upon others. Ellen G Whit