The WORD today (see http://usccb.org/bible/readings/011214.cfm) reminds me that God always gives us new beginnings.
As we celebrate the baptism of Jesus, we remember our own baptism, and eventual confirmation. We declare that we are of God, and that we denounce Satan and all his evil works. We celebrate new life - the dying of the old self, a slave of sin, and the birth of a new creation in Christ.
We are only baptized once, but we should renew it and live it everyday. God is generous, everyday that we wake up, he gives us a new opportunity to live for him, to right a wrong, to choose Him, to be repentant, to do his will. Everyday we get the opportunity to have a new beginning, a fresh start.
As we start another year, may we make the most out of this. May we start to live for him everyday, choose him everyday, and maximize the new beginning available for us.
Father God,
Thank you for today. Thank you for another day to live. Thank you for another opportunity to love for you, to choose you, to make you happy. Lord, may I have the heart, the desire, and the will to constantly choose you everyday, and make new beginnings with and for you. Amen.
Blessed day!
In Christ,
-g-
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