Wednesday, January 6, 1999
Wednesday, January 6, 1999
Now when these things begin to take place, stand up and raise your heads, because
your redemption is drawing near."
On Johnny Carson's very last program, he acknowledged the presence of his family in the
audience. One of his sons had been killed in an automobile crash a year or so before. Johnny said,
"Life does what it's supposed to do." Then he said something to the effect, "And then you move
on." For some of us, last year was the worst year ever. Many people lost jobs, many were laid off,
many found themselves having to cope with less income and more stress. Others experienced
death in their families which left them hurting and grieving. Whatever might have happened to us
in the last year, the start of a new year is a time to free ourselves from the past and start over.
NEW BEGINNINGS ARE POSSIBLE.
Ronald Newhouse, Texas, USA
(Luke 21:28
NRSV)
We are set free when we realize that we are not trapped by what has happened to us in the past.
Many of us get stuck because we remember and relive old, painful memories. We get stuck and
become paralyzed by old bones.
Prayer: Dear God, help be begin anew in your love. Amen.
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