January 3, 2024
2024 has arrived with all the hope and optimism that usually accompanies a new year. Mind you the hype is more than a bit muted in that 2023 was so fraught with sorrow. The wars in Ukraine, the Middle East, Sudan, Ethiopia, and Yemen, accompanied by volcanos, earthquakes, droughts, and various ecological crises have left us all depressed if not traumatized. It’s tough trying to be positive.
Nevertheless we know from history that the human race is resilient and always manages to outlive “the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune”(thank you Shakespeare). We are survivors.
We survive ( and even thrive) because our Creator and Father oversees and sustains his creation. This is “our Father’s world” as the old hymn puts it. It is his plan, not ours, that is sovereignly at work.
So put your trust in Him- ”He’s got the whole world in his hands”. Happy New Year!
