Thursday; December 30
Recent events remind us of the uncertainty of life. Whether it is a December tornado that tears up a town, a two-year international battle with a virus or the sudden death of someone way too young to die, we are surrounded by reminders that sometimes life isn’t easy – and rarely is it predictable. If we didn’t see this on our own, we are reminded of the uncertainty of life by the New Testament, “Come now, you who say, ‘Today or tomorrow we will go to such and such a city, and spend a year there and engage in business and make a profit.’ Yet you do not know what your life will be like tomorrow. You are just a vapor that appears for a little while and then vanishes away.” (James 4:13-14). The uncertainty of life is well chronicled and unequivocally documented. As we say good-bye to 2021, I encourage us to take a look back and reflect on what we have left undone. Have we put some important things on hold as we await the upcoming year? First of all, the coming of a new year is,