Typically, at the beginning of January, we look forward.
Many of us make New Year’s resolutions to try a new diet plan, a new gym membership, or a new hobby. This year our aspirations may take more of a backward glance as we long for the return of things we’ve missed; things we didn’t realise were quite so important until they were gone – the whole church meeting together, communal singing, having friends and extended family around your dinner table, a hug.
God’s enduring love
As we enter a New Year, in a spiritual sense, we also need to keep looking back as we move forward. We need to remember God’s faithfulness so that we learn to rest on His future grace. The author of Lamentations shows us how, as he cries: Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. (Lam. 3:22-23)
