Well, folks, it鈥檚 that time again. As we bid farewell to this year and this decade, I for one find it easy to put 2020 behind us. Remembering that we鈥檙e now at the beginning of another year and, hopefully, of a much healthier and happy new year, brings a mixed sense of optimism and caution. For the past 12 months we鈥檝e lived with dire warnings and strict measures: Will I and my family escape COVID-19? How will it impact our little community? Will our geographically isolated location spare us from an outbreak? Yes, there were some scary times but, thankfully, I can look back at some wonderful moments, as well.
For our household, we celebrated our eldest granddaughter鈥檚 wedding and her new position in human resources at a large employer in Ontario. Our second granddaughter celebrated a permanent position in a specific ward (one she鈥檇 wanted) at a hospital where she鈥檇 worked for several years.
For Hubbie, also known as 鈥淪teady Eddy,鈥� business wasn鈥檛 quite 鈥渁s usual.鈥� He nearly succumbed to diabetes in October, but now is back to his morning walks and is adjusting to 鈥渢he needle鈥� to help control his diabetes. In the midst of all this I鈥檝e learned a whole bunch of new words in my daily crossword puzzle routine.
In other words, there鈥檚 nothing really earth-shattering taking place in our personal world unless 鈥�.
For the Psalmist, David, unless was the beginning. Out of the inner recesses of his being he threw the weight of his circumstances upon his God and in doing so, touched His heart, heard Him speak and found himself able to rejoice.
鈥淚 would have lost heart unless I had believed that I would see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.鈥� Psalm 27:13
For every unless, God is faithful.
Happy New Year
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