In 2025 - this new time which God bestows upon us:

· you be inspired to sing a new song. (Psalm 33:3)

· God create within you a new and right spirit. ( Psalm 51:10)

· your strength and youth be renewed like an eagle’s. (Psalm 103:5 &

Isaiah 40:31)

· God’s steadfast love and mercy bless you anew every morning. (Jeremiah 3:23)

· you follow Christ’s new command to love others as God first loved you. (John 13:34)

· you claim the newness of life which bestowed upon you in baptism. (Romans 6:4)

· the new covenant of God’s love sealed in the blood of the Lamb bless you as you partake of the Lord’s Supper. (Luke 22:20)

· the new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead bring you comfort and peace. (1 Peter 1:3)

· may you be wiser, more compassionate and stronger because of the trials endured in 2024. (Romans 5:3 -4)

· New Year in our God who makes all things new (Revelation 21:5), whose love and grace remain the same, yesterday, today and always (Malachi 3:6).