Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not rely on your own understanding;   in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight (Proverbs 3:5-6).     Has the new year you touted merely a month ago already grown old?   Has the fire of goals for desired change already grown cold, here in the dead of winter?   Causes certainly can be many. A lot of life can happen in the span of 30 days. In the course of one day, even. Which supports the notion that th

The tick of the clock groans, as the old year runs out of time. I echo its groaning. As does all of creation—as it awaits its deliverance...