Happy 2008!

Happy New Year!

I hope all of you had a blessed Season, however you celebrated it. 

As we begin a new year, let us all pray and hope for better.  Let us pray:

• That Americans facing foreclosure can keep their homes, jobs and dignity.
• That the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan will cease and our troops can come home; and that peace will come to those troubled nations.
• That Pakistan will work out a democratic system of government for all Pakistanis-thus honoring Benazir Bhutto’s memory.
• That our leaders here at home start acting like leaders or else resign.
• The church starts to be the church that Christ called us to be and that the fundagelicals learn to be lead by the Spirit instead of sanctified egos.
• We pay more attention to our environment while we still have one.
• We pay more attention to our children since they will be our future leaders.
• That we learn to act with love, justice, tolerance, mercy and compassion like our Lord Jesus.
• We embrace all beliefs-even those that may differ than our own.
• We quit filling the pockets of CEOs with bonuses and pay raises, and start filling the bellies of our starving fellow with food and medicine.  And instead of building “McMansions” to cater to yuppie greed, to provide affordable and safe housing to those who need it.
• That we quit arming ourselves to death and begin enlightening ourselve to life.
• That we slow down to stop and smell the roses of life.
• That we laugh more and cry less.
• Love more and hate less.
• Live more and exist less.

A new year can be a year of new promises and potentials.  How will we pray in 2008?  We have 365 days, let’s make them work!

Peace!