Because God makes all things new (Revelation 21:5), it stands to reason that we should find room for the new in our lives as well. Here are a few of the things I did for the first time in 2019:
• Became director of the Atchison oblate group
• Read the noon prayer and introduced guests in the dining room
• Helped hang the Christmas wreath over the choir stall railing in the choir chapel (without hyperventilating)
• Made pumpkin gingersnap cookies (which weren’t good enough to make the cut for next year)
• Proclaimed the first reading from the Prophet Isaiah at the Christmas Eve mass (“The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light….”)
I don’t presume to know why God chooses to make all things new. However, doing new things is a good practice for humans because it helps keep our brain healthy as we age, allows us to develop courage, forces beneficial change, teaches us humility, and opens our heart to gratitude.
May we all cooperate with God’s work in making things new in the coming year!
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