Happy New Year!!!
"Remember the days of old; consider the generations long past. Ask your father and he will tell you, your elders, and they will explain to you." —Deuteronomy 32:7 At one time, we could finish digesting our Thanksgiving dinner before we heard the faintest strains of Christmas. Four weeks of Advent were sufficient to prepare our spirits for the coming of Christ! Today we’re lucky if we get through Halloween before the radio stations start playing 24x7 Christmas music. Suddenly when we have to buy gifts for everyone in our family and friends group, 4 weeks just isn’t enough time. So it is only proper, I think, to keep with our current tradition, and take this moment to skip straight to the New Year! I think it could catch on! Christmas at Halloween and New Year at Christmas! Actually, it is proper, and has been for some time! You see, the first Sunday of Advent is the first day of the Church Year. The church calendar provides a method for us to recall the whole salvation