Luke 1:46 - 55

⁴⁶ And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord,

⁴⁷ And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.

⁴⁸ For he hath regarded the low estate of his handmaiden:

    for, behold,

        from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.

⁴⁹ For he that is mighty hath done to me great things;
    
        and holy is his name.

⁵⁰ And his mercy is on them that fear him from generation to generation.

⁵¹ He hath shewed strength with his arm;

        he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.

⁵² He hath put down the mighty from their seats,

        and exalted them of low degree.

⁵³ He hath filled the hungry with good things;
 
       and the rich he hath sent empty away.

⁵⁴ He hath helped his servant Israel, in remembrance of his mercy;

⁵⁵ As he spake to our fathers, to Abraham, and to his seed for ever.



Every December I try to memorize these verses. 
Today I read about God's promise to Abraham when he was called
to leave what was comfortable and familiar and go to a new country.

January 2016,  might feel like a new beginning . . .
     leaving what is comfortable and familiar.
          God is with us in the New Year.

 

Psalm 150

 Praise ye the Lord. Praise God in his sanctuary:

     praise him in the firmament of his power.

² Praise him for his mighty acts:
     praise him according to his excellent greatness.
³ Praise him with the sound of the trumpet:
     praise him with the psaltery and harp.
⁴ Praise him with the timbrel and dance:
     praise him with stringed instruments and organs.
⁵ Praise him upon the loud cymbals:
     praise him upon the high sounding cymbals.
⁶ Let every thing that hath breath praise the Lord.
     Praise ye the Lord.

 

 (KJV)