The whole year will be fortunate for you, not if you are drunk on

fool for Christ 04 Jan 2023 17:07:30 GMT
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"The whole year will be fortunate for you, not if you are drunk on the 
new-moon [New Year’ Day], but if both on the new-moon [January 1st], and 
each day, you do those things approved by God. For days come wicked and 
good, not from their own nature; for a day differs nothing from another 
day, but from our zeal and sluggishness. If you perform righteousness, then 
the day becomes good to you; if you perform sin, then it will be evil and 
full of retribution. If you contemplate these things, and are so disposed, 
you will consider the whole year favorable, performing prayers and charity 
every day; but if you are careless of virtue for yourself, and you entrust 
the contentment of your soul to beginnings of months and numbers of days, 
you will be desolate of everything good unto yourself."

St. John Chrysostom, A Homily for the New Year.

----------------------------------------------- “For you were once 
darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light (for 
the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness, righteousness, and truth), 
finding out what is acceptable to the Lord."
 Ephesians 5:8-10

Draw nigh unto God and He will draw nigh unto you.