Let this New year be the beginning of a new life in each of us wherein "Old things are passed away."
NOT the old thoughts, of course, which are still true:
But those that remain to nurse and encourage our prejudices.
NOT the old emotions that are filled with kindness:
But all anger and bitter feelings and railing.
NOT the old reverence for the authority of God:
But all fears born of our unworthy service apart from him.
Not the old gracious ministries that blessed mankind:
But the harsh words, the suspicious looks, the clenched hands, and unwilling feet.
NOT the old habits that keep us in the straight way:
But the new fashions that make us unmindful of those things which hold life together in the unity of good manners.
NOT the old friends who grow more beloved each year because their worth is better apprecited:
But the new associations made from mercenary motives.
Let all blessed old things stay, but let the clutter of our heads and hearts be removed, that new inspirations and new affections may come in to gladden our lives.
-James Mckinnon-
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