I am wishing you a blessed, joyful, and contented relationship with the Lord. May you have inner peace and strong, positive relationships with your loved ones and with the Lord Himself.

May the Lord bless you and keep you, may the Lord let His face shine upon you and be gracious to you, and may you share your love of the Lord and your well-wishing loving relationships be with all mankind.

No doubt there will be many weaknesses and sins that are personal and communal, but God will never stop blessing you in the depths of your souls. May you forgive yourself and others for the wrongs that you do and the wrongs that you endure. Keep on loving and keep on wishing well for both your friends and enemies.

What can we say to each other, but, “God bless you and keep you throughout your days and throughout all situations, may there be peace and goodwill.”

May we seek forgiveness, correction, and goodwill for each other and towards ourselves. We want love and to be loved by all mankind and we desire sweet wishes for each other and from each other throughout time. How beautiful it is that we wish well for each other, that there will be no spite, hatred, or envy for others, but that we practice kindness and love with all of our heart and soul for our friends as well as our enemies.

Let there be a smile, a handshake, small and even large gestures of love that bring a sense of friendship for each other. Christmas brings a little baby named Jesus to the shepherds, the kings, and the angels. All of us are at peace holding hands together as we gaze in wonder at Christ being with us and with Mary and Joseph.

Let us look into each other’s eyes. Let us see joy, contentment, and smile with one another. Let there be friendships and the sure sense of satisfaction that we love each other and wish each other well, trusting each other in the true joyful relationship, lasting friendship, sacrificial and timeless brotherhood between us and goodwill between us for the rest of our days.

Let there be new year moments of deep friendship and love which we can only enjoy in silence and the smile which expresses good wishes towards each other and all mankind. As the scriptures expresses it: “Mary treasures all these things in her heart.” Christmas and new year bring forth a divine happiness which can only be grasped by intuition and a quiet but deep loving smile and feelings which only friends can understand.

I really wish for the brothers and my friends all of God’s happiness and love, all the best through all times. I pray that you will experience God’s loving kindness in all things. When there are challenges and disappointments, keep on going. Know God is with you. When you fall, pick yourself up, brush yourself off, and start all over again.

God bless you for the new year. Jesus will always be with you in good times and bad times. Let us pray for one another. May God bless us. Let us pray for one another.

Father Richard Ho Lung is founder, Missionaries of the Poor

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