From the Desk of …………………………………………… Jean Quan, Lay Leader

Celebrating the birth of Jesus on Christmas Day brings us new hope and joy while we enjoy fellowshipping with our family and friends from near and far. As the New Year begins, some of us will start to think of New Year’s Resolutions we wish to accomplish for the year 2007.

First, however, we will think back on our 2006 Resolutions – did we accomplish our goals? Probably, most of us will say, “I did accomplish two things but not the third. I will make that same resolution to try harder to achieve it for 2007”. My question is “why do we make these resolutions when you know you will not keep all of them?” If we know what is right and wrong, why do we do these wrong things? We know this is part of the devil’s play on our minds to do wrong. To do the right things in our lives, we should pray to God for guidance and to help us in any situation that happens in our daily life.

God has a plan for each and every one of us. We have to keep the faith, be patient and God will give us an answer. God defeats the power of evil. God’s grace will cover our mistake and weakness. Let’s be open to God’s goodness in His plan. We may make less moral mistakes and allow God’s goodness manifests in and through our obedience to God’s will. God gave us his only son who died for us so that we may go through Jesus to speak to our heavenly Father in prayer. So Brothers and Sisters, you do not need to make New Years Resolutions. All you need is to keep your faith in God and pray to HIM thanking HIM continuously for guidance, help and forgiveness.

Chinese Vesion