Soma

Now I know that Brian singlehandedly dismantled New Years Eve and New Years Resolutions yesterday, but I also know that some of you may still feel the urge to make some sort of resolution (and you’ll need to change your resolution if you go to Brian’s gym).  So here are a few suggestions.  They are the first three resolutions that Jonathan Edwards made.  In all he made 70, but I’m a little afraid that if I listed them all your head would explode.  Start with these (or at least compare them to the kind of resolutions you make)…I trust it will be chalenging.

1. Resolved, that I will do whatsoever I think to be most to God’ s glory, and my own good, profit and pleasure, in the whole of my duration, without any consideration of the time, whether now, or never so many myriads of ages hence. Resolved to do whatever I think to be my duty and most for the good and advantage of mankind in general. Resolved to do this, whatever difficulties I meet with, how many soever, and how great soever.

2. Resolved, to be continually endeavoring to find out some new contrivance and invention to promote the aforementioned things.

3. Resolved, if ever I shall fall and grow dull, so as to neglect to keep any part of these Resolutions, to repent of all I can remember, when I come to myself again.