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Recipe for a Happy New Year!

Here is the recipe. It is no secret. In fact it has to be close to 3000 years old. Take a look. 1 Praise the LORD ! Blessed is the man who fears the LORD , who greatly delights in his commandments! 2 His offspring will be mighty in the land; the generation of the upright will be blessed . 3 Wealth and riches are in his house , and his righteousness endures forever . 4 Light dawns in the darkness for the upright; he is gracious , merciful , and righteous . 5 It is well with the man who deals generously and lends; who conducts his affairs with justice. 6 For the righteous will never be moved ; he will be remembered forever . 7 He is not afraid of bad new s; his heart is firm , trusting in the LORD . 8 His heart is steady ; he will not be afraid , until he looks in triumph on his adversaries. 9 He has distributed freely; he has given to the poor; his righteousness endures forever ; his horn is exalted in honor . 10 The wicked man se...
Happy New Year Psalm 1 The New Year brings the possibility of being happy. We hope in the prospects that this unspoiled page offers. It seems a unique time for change. We stand at the beginning of something big, important and special. Tantalizing possibilities, adventures and solutions, that at other times during the year are invisible to us, seem do-able.  It is January 1. The psalmist has some advice for us as we enter the New Year’s door. He sees a fork in our way. Two paths lie before us. One leads to destruction and one leads to happiness. He starts and ends his short verse with a negative perspective. If we were to paraphrase the beginning and ending of this song it would actually look very positive, “Happy are they who don’t...die.” However, to have a happy ending we have some responsibilities. All of which are sandwiched in the middle of this chorus. So, here is a type of ancient mathematical formula for a really Happy New Year no matter what the following twelve mont...