A New Thing

Today’s Reflection

Of course, we can get stuck in the past, hanging on to old hurts and slights, old wounds and disappointments, abuses and disasters. The prophets want us to remember the faithfulness of God in the past but not to linger there.

—Larry J. Peacock, The Living Nativity: Preparing for Christmas with Saint Francis (Upper Room Books, 2018)

Today’s Question

What do you need to let go of so that you can prepare for the new thing God is doing?

Today’s Scripture

See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland.—Isaiah 43:19 (NRSVUE)

Prayer for the Week

Creator God, Give me wisdom to learn from the blessings, stresses, and sorrows of all that lies behind, and give me the strength and hope to press on to what lies ahead.