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Sunday, January 01, 2012
Happy New Year (by definition)
Here's hoping ... sigh ... the New Year hasn't seemed all bright and shiny or even festive yet.
This morning at church, a great emphasis was placed on the word "new" and the message was largely about fasting (before we launch into our 21 day fast - giving up something natural in pursuit of something supernatural). By the end of the service, the hole in my heart wasn't throbbing as bad as it was when I arrived.
By definition, "NEW" means "taking the place of one that came before." That would probably be an understatement this year. 2012 is new. It's taking the place of 2011. But there is much else that qualifies as "new." New relational status. New home. New family dynamic. New questions. New pursuits (or the lack thereof).
What I don't know is what exactly will take the place of "one that came before" in most anything in my life right now.
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