Intentions for the New Year

Every year we decide on a set of goals that we want to accomplish. “This year I’ll try something… do something… be something new.”

There is something about a new year. It’s a gift, a chance for a reset, a do-over. A brand new once in a lifetime guarantee, an offer we can’t refuse. A chance to finally get it right.

The year that is coming feels like none before. We’ve adapted and changed over and over. We’ve held on to beloved traditions, had to let others go, and have learned plenty of new tricks.

At West End Church, one of the ways we continue to adapt is by stepping up our social media game. We hope that you might find us on social media platforms (Facebook, Instagram and Twitter), and interact with us there to help make hope visible to a world that is looking forward to something new next year (show us that you like us, you really like us!). Like, comment and share so others are encouraged to interact as well.

On Twitter, we are especially interested in knowing what resonates with you. What message did you get from the sermon? What phrases or prayers have stayed with you? Tell us (and the world) by tweeting and tagging us, or sending your thoughts to me.

It’s four days until the New Year, and 23 days until a new administration in the White House. If 2020 has taught us anything, it’s that nothing can be taken for granted – not hugs, or voting, or even Zoom links. Let’s make this coming year one that we will not take for granted or ever forget. Let’s hold on a little longer, a little tighter. Let’s run on and see what the end will be.

Pastor Bridget