December 2006 Wish for Everyone

My wish for everyone, whether they be friend or a friend I have yet to meet, is best expressed in this eloquent blessing from Numbers.

"May the Lord bless you and keep you. May the Lord make His face to shine upon you and be gracious unto you. May the Lord lift up His countenance upon you and give you peace."

That blessing embodies everything I can imagine on behalf of myself and my friends.

2006 has been the best year ever for me in countless ways, but it has also been a year that has left me hungry for God's blessing; desiring the radiance of God's face, and needing God's graciousness. If ever I felt that I needed peace, it has never been more true than now.

I know I'm not alone in my feelings. Permit me to repeat the blessing for all of us...

"May the Lord bless us and keep us. May the Lord make His face to shine upon us and be gracious unto us. May the Lord lift up His countenance upon us and give us peace."