Musings Along Life's Way: "Behold, I make all things new!"

"Behold, I make all things new!"

In the book of Revelation the Holy One on the throne proclaims, "Behold, I make all things new!" This is the promise that is ours in Jesus Christ: each day, each moment is made new. God's newness is irrepressible, that all things are new in God. For us, this is good news. It means that our lives are made up of beginnings without end and that there is always a second chance, and a third, and a fourth, etc…. Our New Year's celebrations can be a wonderful reminder of the possibilities present to us in God's newness.

Each year new year's resolutions take at least a small amount of our attention. What would we change in the new year? Who might we forgive? How might things be different in our lives? In actuality we could make these resolutions on any day, but New Year's Day is a good day to remember that God is the author of newness in our lives, creating possibility, opening life. So, the Holy One calls out from the throne, "Behold, I make all things new!" Let us join God in newness of life.

Blessings, David