The Coming Year Is Safe In God's Hands

The Coming Year Is Safe In God’s Hands Something to think and pray about this week-as shared in “Sacred Space” A year of grace is ending, and a new one is beginning. Before I ponder what the new year may bring, let me light my lamp and look back on the past year. There I can discover the deft touches of God, and this will give me confidence that the year now unfolding will be equally rich. I try first to notice some of the good things that came my way. ‘From God comes all that is good’ (James 1:17). I will find God in the good! God shares his goodness lavishly, as the sun shares its warmth and light. So many good things have come my way: life itself, health, friendship, times of joy and happiness, kindnesses, special graces, a sense of God. (I remember to include Sacred Space!) As the psalmist says in admiration, ‘You crown the year with your goodness’ (Psalm 65:11). I become grateful for all the good given me, and for the good I did myself. But not all has been good! Misfortunes, illnesses, suffering in one shape or another came my way. My reflection deepens as I notice how in at least some cases, good has come from bad situations. God’s hand works delicately to bring good out of the evil we create. This is shown dramatically in Jesus’ Passion, and it radiates through every day. God accepts what we do badly, then sets to work to integrate it into the divine story. For this I thank God again. The coming year is safe in God’s hands. Text taken from Sacred Space