Here's to a Better and Peaceful New Year

Our poor old world lurches from crisis to crisis: Ebola. Ferguson. Syria. ISIS. So New Year's most welcome. Let's start again With peace on earth and goodwill toward men.
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Our poor old world lurches from crisis to crisis:Ebola. Ferguson. Syria. ISIS.So New Year's most welcome. Let's start againWith peace on earth and goodwill toward men.

Putin and Ukraine; a nuclear Iran.We can't even get out of Afghanistan.Yet no matter the weapons our enemies deployWe may sow in tears but we will yet reap in joy.

Our society's gone crazy, our world's out of whackWhen the police who protect us are under attack.And yet thousands of years ago, the wise would intuitTurn from evil. Do good. Seek peace and pursue it. Authors write books that make the world betterBut there's one book that's seen as God's holy letter.If you open that book, instructions you'll find:Let's all be like love. Patient and kind. Despite all the headlines, I still have hopeThat our families and leaders will find ways to cope.So let's start with a slate that's optimistic and cleanAnd create a peaceful 2015.

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