ESTHER COLPITTS
My Christmas cactus has been looking sickly for months. Actually up until just a few days ago, I thought, “It’s dying.” Leaves fell off on the floor until there was hardly anything left. I tried a lot of things through the fall, to no avail then gave up. Today, I noticed a . . .
light green section protruding out of one of its shoots. Growth means life. I’m happy.
Like a plant, if in our faith walk we are not growing, it is an indicator that there is something seriously wrong. And it is critical. It may be that we’ve been neglecting the necessary actions that encourage growth. We need to begin to do that. Neglect, discouragement or even a preoccupation with too many other things can all be factors that can interfere with our faith life.
When a new year begins, it is like we have turned the first page in another book. Everything can become new. It doesn’t mean trying harder but rather, just taking time to think about things that are eternal.
Everything we see is temporary. What we don’t see lasts forever so we can let go of the daily struggles and look up. It’s not only a new year, it’s a new day. And God is with us.
