I know I say it every year: “Where did this year go?”
Man, this year it’s really true! Where did this year go? Not just that I haven’t even gotten used to writing 2024 or that buying presents and being prepared for Christmas snuck up on me. No, I really feel like there is no way we’re in a new year.
I was thinking about all I want to do in the New Year and I started laughing because the first thing that came to mind was to be present in the year so maybe it won’t be a blur next time. I can look back and remember the things I did, but the months went by so fast and here we are: a new year again.
What will 2025 look like for us?
In really thinking about 2025, I also was thinking about our country and our world. It holds the potential for a lot of change. Some good, some bad. I guess every year does, but for some reason this one seems big! I’m wondering what my role in 2025 will be? What do I need to be praying for, what do I need to be spending my time doing for our world, what injustices do I need to be standing up for? All important questions for the new year.
Entering into 2025, I find myself not concerned with New Years’ resolutions as much as New Years’ action. Less of making a list of what I want to do, and more of actually doing it. Putting myself in places where I can help make change for the better; opening my eyes and my ears to recognize places where change needs to happen; finding a way to “be the change I want to see in the world”.
May 2025 be for you a year of giving of yourself! Being a light in the darkness, spreading the good news and allowing yourself to be used by God, not just an observer, but a doer.
Blessings and a Happy New Year!
