Happy New Year- a liturgical New year.
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Advent Wreath: Symbol of Advent. |
Happy New Year- a liturgical New Year-Advent the Season of Hope.
With a liturgical New year, there is
hope in the season of Advent. I look forward to Advent because with the
start of Advent and a new liturgical Year, the Church provides us with the
opportunity to start again. I can ask God to help me start again. It
really is a case of ’’Just give me another year Lord and I will dig and manure
it...."
I can close the door on the past and
start again. The problems may not go away, but the difference is that I
have Jesus by my side again- I have hope again and I can, through His grace
continue the struggle of life with the hope that someday, things will be
better.
Perhaps if you are in a good place
emotionally and spiritually, then at least be grateful. Use this Advent well to
be grateful, or at least to stop and think and decide to change something in
your life that needs attention- be on the alert- is your life really in keeping
with God's plan for you? I hope it is, but if not, start to make the
adjustments through this season of hope.
I want to create again a spiritual new
Year goal. I know I can’t change myself without God’s help and I can’t
change it all in a day. I have another year to use wisely. So, instead of
wanting to change the world within myself, I will choose one aspect. just one
and sincerely ask God to help me change that this year. I sure dont want
to be in the same place this time next year.
So Happy New Year- I hope you have a
think about your spiritual goals and hope, with Jesus, that you will act on
them. We can act on them one day at a time, one hour or one minute at
time, knowing that God loves us in our hope, loves us when things are going
well and we are happy, and loves us when we fail too and come to Him.
Let us prepare for the coming of Jesus
and allow Him to be born in our hearts again this Christmas.
Stay awake and be alert. Happy
New Year.
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