A lot of people are anxious to rid themselves of one year in anticipation of the next. I have never understood that impulse. Life has patterns and rhythm but the start of 2022 will not change anything that we could not work to change last week or last month or February 8th. And no matter the trials and tragedies that may have occurred in 2021 - and they may have been overwhelming, there were joys and blessings, likely in abundance. The year to come is no different. The promise of the new year is not that it will be better but that we can chose to walk more closely with God and trust more fully in his wisdom. So that when the difficult occurs and it will, we are ready and when the joys occur we are actually blessed and don’t miss them. If you wish that the year that starts officially tomorrow will be better begin by preparing yourself to follow the Father more closely. He will make each day whether painful or joyful better than it would be on your own.