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“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.”
With this opening sentence, John begins describing the creation of the cosmos. The world, he goes on to say, was a formless waste.
But God created order – and with that all of humanity.
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We know how the history of our world has unfolded since – there’s been a combination of light and darkness, love and hatred, peace and war, action and indifference.
You might say, a mixed bag.
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Maybe that’s how 2019 was for us – a mixed bag.
There were days we’d probably like to repeat and days we’d like to erase; days when we were sinners, days when we were saints, and lots of days in between.
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But herein lies the blessing of New Year’s Eve. We’re at the end of the road.
Tomorrow is a new year – a new decade – and with it a clean slate.
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As we turn to 2020, may every blessing you seek be yours.
Bring the right attitude, never forgetting Jesus is Emmanuel, God is with us.
Happy New Year!