In some ways it is very ironic to celebrate a New Year hoping that we can final go back to the way things used to be! So much has changed in the last two years, so much has been lost, so much has been stressful or frustrating, disorienting or depressing. There’s a sense of impatience for things to finally “get back to normal.” But what if God’s deepest desires for us has very little to going back to what was? What if what God wants for us in the New Year is some genuine newness?