This week's sermon is focused both on looking at the end of the year that’s closing and ahead to the year to come.  Jesus’s commitment to the will of his Father and the well-being of his “family” and his confidence in God’s presence are significant when it comes to setting the pace for our lives. All our plans must come back to the essential message of obedience to God lived out through love of others. Jesus’s example of being a servant to his Father was worked out through serving others, and that is critical to our lives too.