January 1

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. — Gen 1:1 BSB

Everything should begin with God. His should be the first voice we hear each morning, calling us to wake up and begin the day’s journey.

We should also begin each year with God. In our dates, we write A.D., Anno Domini, the year of our Lord. If these are truly years of our Lord, we should live them as such. It’s not enough to write Christ’s name on the calendar; we should make sure He is in all we do throughout the year—our work, our leisure, our friendships, and everything else. Starting the year with God gives us a spiritual push that can make the whole year more meaningful. One person wrote at New Year: “I wish you a vision of God that will inspire you to guide others to a similar vision; a vision of yourself that will make you patient with others’ weaknesses; a vision of others that will help you see their good more than their faults; a vision of life that will make you eager to work, willing to endure, patient in waiting, self-controlled, and a servant to all.”