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Come on you lot ... cheer up. I don't know about you, but 2018 has been a year of ups and downs for me, and no doubt 2019 will be the same. I work as an elevator attendant in a department store. I noticed in Church over Christmas that everyone was miserable with long faces as if they had a permanent bad smell under their nose. Even when singing hymns. Come on you Christians ... is that what joy feels like? Is that the way to spread Christ's message of love and hope? I know we should be serious about God's message to us; but He also meant us to be happy in life, not to endure it as a punishment. Here's my New Year's resolution. Join me: CLICK HERE  

My NEW YEAR RESOLUTION is not to care anymore. Click HERE to find out why.

The Granduca Madonna , Raphael (Raffaello), 1504 Galleria Palatina (Palazzo Pitti), Florence [ Web Gallery of Art ] St Luke 2:16-21 So the shepherds went with haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the child lying in the manger.  When they saw this, they made known what had been told them about this child;  and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds told them.  But Mary treasured all these words and pondered them in her heart.  The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen, as it had been told them. After eight days had passed, it was time to circumcise the child; and he was called Jesus, the name given by the angel before he was conceived in the womb. Full post here .

Adoration of the Shepherds , Jacob Jordaens, c.1617 [ Web Gallery of Art ] Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God So the shepherds went with haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the child lying in the manger.  When they saw this, they made known what had been told them about this child;  and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds told them.  But Mary treasured all these words and pondered them in her heart.  The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen, as it had been told them. After eight days had passed, it was time to circumcise the child; and he was called Jesus, the name given by the angel before he was conceived in the womb.  ( Luke 2:16-21, NRSV CE ) May God, the source and origin of all blessing,  grant you grace,  pour out his blessing of abundance,  and keep you safe from harm throughout the year. (Roman Missal, Solemn Blessings, The Beginning of the Year)