Year's end is swiftly encroaching, <br />Leaving the present year behind, <br />The New Year is fast approaching, <br />The goals we sought, did we find? <br /> <br />Were we satisfied with mediocrity? <br />Did we strive for so much less? <br />Did we flaunt an air of superiority? <br />Did we make of ourselves a pitiable mess? <br /> <br />The time is coming for a new resolution <br />The New Year offers new promise and hope <br />We plead with God for His absolution <br />And trust in His mercy to help us cope. <br /> <br />Starting afresh, let us begin the New Year <br />By recalling His Tenets and His Law <br />Remembering that He is always near <br />Ready to catch us if and when we fall. <br /> <br />Seas may rage and oceans may heave <br />And fall we shall ~ but do not always fear it <br />For Jesus told us that He will never leave <br />Through the Power of His Holy Spirit. <br /> <br />Spiritual things are seen and unseen <br />It is within the soul we come to know it; <br />In evaluating our walk we see where we've been <br />Growing in holiness ~ or ~ wallowing in sin <br />Forgiveness is needed without a doubt <br />And when it is given we want to shout <br />for and with <br />Joy and Peace and Love <br />All Blessings from God above! <br />Joy and Peace and Love! ! <br />Joy and Peace and Love! ! ! <br /> <br />Let's begin the New Year <br />with renewed <br /> JOY and PEACE and LOVE<br /><br />Carmela Patterson<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/joy-and-peace-and-love/
