Object:
The symbols Alpha (A) and Omega (ê) on two separate sheets of paper
Today is the beginning of a brand-new year. We even call
this day "New Year's Day" and celebrate it. We like new things. I
wonder how many of you got new things for Christmas? (Let them
answer.) Old things come to an end and new things come. 1996 is
now behind us. Now we live in 1997!
Everything that is new will someday become old. I remember
one Christmas when I got a new... (Here tell a story of a gift
that meant a great deal to you when it was new but the newness
wore off and became old.) People are like our Christmas gifts.