Friday; January 14
I don’t know about you, but it is hard for me to believe we are in the middle of January already! It seems like the last couple of months have been a whirlwind. Between holiday gatherings, days off, traveling, winter weather events and an occasional bout of not feeling well, I feel like I have lost several weeks. Thankfully, this is not just this year. Typically when I get to this time of year, I usually feel this way and I begin to look forward to returning to normal. One of the things that has a tendency to be put on the back burner during the holiday season is our spiritual focus. Sure, some of us will make time to attend special events at church or go out of our way to do something nice for someone, but our day-to-day spirituality can get put off to the side. If this is the case, now is the time to restore it. In addition to redoubling our efforts to keep up our new year’s resolutions, let’s get back into our old “good” habits. I doubt that the early church faced the