CUP OF COMFORT: New Year, Clean Slate
- Jan 1, 2016
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“Purify me from my sins, and I will be clean;
wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.”
Psalm 51:7
• For many people, Christmas is a favorite time of the year. How- ever, I find it refreshing to put away the decorations; remove the drooping, brittle tree; and vacuum up the last needles, icicles, and bits of paper. It’s nice to have the house uncluttered again. Then comes January, my favorite time, a time of new beginnings. No matter what happened the year before, here is a chance to start fresh.
Anticipation and hope mingle to propel me forward into the unknown. Just as snow blankets the ground and covers its uneven contours, so the new year stretches before me like a nice, white blank piece of paper. I can choose, in part, the story to be written on it. God is the God of forgiveness and second chances. By admitting our areas of failure, and committing to turn from past wrongs, we are allowed a fresh start. Each new day is another chance to start again.
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