The holy scriptures is not a story about the triumph of human accomplishment. It is a story of unexpected miracles, implausible outcomes, improbable second chances. It is a story about ordinary people becoming caught up in extraordinary events. It is above all the story about God, who uses those ordinary people for God’s own purposes, which are hidden and unpredictable.
It is true that our world is terribly broken now, but what is doesn’t have to be what will be. As we stand on the brink of another year let us pay special attention to the places in our world, and in our lives, where God is making things new.
Revelation 21:5 "Behold, I make all things new."
