 We hope that someone has a wonderful birthday and a great year to come. We wish the wedding couple the very best on their marriage. We hope that the one who is in the hospital will get well soon and can come home. These are all wonderful wishes, and we mean them. We send the cards, and we hope for the best. But hope is the best we can do with a card. However, the words of God's grace can do so much more. God's word truly builds us up, as the Acts 20 text says.