BECAUSE OF HIS GREAT LOVE FOR US, GOD, WHO IS RICH IN MERCY, MADE US ALIVE WITH CHRIST. FATHER, HELP ME TO SEE THE WONDERFUL POSSIBILITY OF BEING A CONTINUALLY GROWING PERSON. I KNOW I LIVE IN A DECLINING BODY, BUT MAY THERE BE NO DECLINE IN MY SOUL. HELP ME THIS YEAR TO ADD SIGNIFICANTLY TO MY SPIRITUAL STATURE. AMEN.