May God make your year a happy one
Not by sending you from all sorrow and pain
But by strengthening you to bear it, as it comes
Not by making your path easy
But by making you sturdy to travel any path
Not by taking hardships from you
But by taking fear from your heart
Not by granting you unbroken sunshine
But by keeping your face bright
Even in the shadows
Not by making your life always pleasant
But by showing you when people
And their causes need you most
And by making you anxious to be there to help
God's love, Peace, Hope and Joy to you
for the Year ahead
