Costa Mesa, Ca.
January 1, 2021
Dear Family & Friends:
As we gratefully wave goodby to 2020 and welcome 2021, my Annual New Year’s message has special significance.
Bill Burke
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During the darkest days of World War II, King George VI came to the microphone of the BBC to deliver the annual Christmas message to the British Commonwealth.
He spoke these eloquent and immortal words:*
I said to the man who stood at the Gate of the Year: “Give me
a light that I may tread safely into the unknown.” And he replied:
“Go out into the darkness, and put your hand into the Hand of God.
That shall be to you better than a light and safer than the known way.”
As we start the New Year, I take comfort in these words and look forward to the future with great hope, promise and anticipation for the good things to come.
I wish all of you God’s richest blessings, and I hope you have a Happy Holiday Season and a Happy, Healthy, Peaceful and Prosperous 2021.
We truly live in “A Wonderful World.”
Bill Burke
*quoting from the poem “Gate of the Year” by Minnie Louise Haskins
Thank you, Bill, for these inspiring words and comments. I hope you and your family will have a blessed 2021. Stay safe and healthy!
Wishing you & Sharon, the same blessings in this a New Year!
I too share in the comfort of these words
………looking forward to the future with great hope, promise and anticipation for the good things to come.
Love that, thanks Bill
Thank you Bill. After such a devastating year as 2020, we all need to look forward to hope and encouragement for 2021. !
Happy New year Bill, and blessings to all.
Bill
An inspiring message to start the new year.
Best wishes to you and your family.
Happy trails…
Bill,
Inspirational message … thanks for keeping your Xmas messages coming.
Hope you, Sharon and all the Burkes, old and new, have a happy, healthy and outstanding new year.
Bill,
Memorable message … thanks for keeping your New Year messages coming.
Hope you, Sharon and all the Burkes, old and new, have a happy, healthy and outstanding new year.
Bill, Greetings for 2021 from Canada. I am wishing you and your family a healthy and productive year ahead. I look forward to hearing about your inspiring plans, short and long trips. So keep on sending out those great messages.
Happy New Year to you and your family. 2021 is looking up. John
Each new year, the January 1st message delivered by King George VI takes on new meaning. It is always a reminder about what is important in our brief time on Earth. Thanks and blessings to you, Bill.
Rick
Great message, Bill.
Wishing you, Sharon, family and everyone on this blog a Happy New Year.
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Bill,
Thank you for this and God Bless you and your family.
Wonderful words to remember! Keep on with god and a happy heart, with attitude.
Thank you Bill. Blessings for all in 2021. 🙏🏼🍷CHEERS! 🍷
I am 82 yrs old and as always you pick me up from the bottom. A talent blessed by God.
Thank you Bill for sharing your life with me and my wheelchair bound husband.
Annette and Don