THOUGHT:
   From beginning to end, our God is there! What is there for us to
fear? What can happen that can change this one undeniable reality?
We belong to the God who is always there, who always cares for us,
and who will always work to bring us salvation! No matter what
happens to us tomorrow, or the next day, or the one after that, our
destiny lies with the God who stretches from beginning to end and
who secures for us life that never ends.

PRAYER:
   Father God, thank you for the blessings of this past year.
Please guide me as I seek to use your blessings in the coming year.
Inspire my confidence about your future for me and fill me with joy
because of your salvation. For all that has been good, holy, and
gracious, I give you thanks and praise. For all the ways I've
sinned, failed, or stumbled, I ask for your forgiveness. And for
tomorrow, and another new day and another new year, I await with
anticipation and gladness for I know that I will see them come or I
will be at home with you where days and years no longer matter. In
Jesus' name I pray. Amen.