You put a newspaper to bed when it’s off to the printer’s.
You put a child to bed when they show signs of tiredness. You put a year to bed
at Hogmanay.
As with the first two, putting a year to bed requires some revision
of the stories that have unfolded during the day/year. It takes some time to
think back over the year’s happenings, good and bad. It takes time to reflect
on one’s responses to events. It takes some emotional investment to remember
the challenges and griefs. It takes some spiritual investment to repent and
once again accept God’s gracious forgiveness for the sins and mistakes which blot
the picture of 2021. It offers refreshment and revival to remember the high
points, the joys and celebrations. It offers peace to receive God’s love and
promises.
We can put 2021 to bed, sorrows and joys, scars and growth
spurts: trusting in God.
His promises are new every morning. Great is his
faithfulness. I can head into a new year as I head into a new day, anticipating
with confidence that whatever is in store in 2022, Jesus is with me in it.
Happy New Year everyone.
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