New year, new you!
That’s what the ads tell you.

Is the new year just an invitation to a grand self-improvement project?
And, therefore, another reason to beat yourself up for where you fall short?

As we enter 2023, let's try a different starting point.  Let's find our identity, belonging, and purpose rooted in the love of Jesus.

As we reflect on Jesus's baptism and remember our own baptisms,  we are reminded that we are claimed by Jesus -- we are marked as God's beloved children.