I Know Their Pain

Today, January 1, 2015, is the day of new starts, fresh starts, unsullied starts!  

So I thought I’d scan my Bible for references to brand new beginnings.  Surprisingly the two verses that caught my eye were from books I seldom reference – Zechariah and Titus.  They say:

“I know their pain and will make them good as new. They’ll get a fresh start, as if nothing had ever happened   And why?  Because I am their very own God, I’ll do what needs to be done for them.” Zechariah 10: 6 – 10

“This new life is starting right now, and is whetting our appetites for the glorious day when our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ, appears. He offered himself as a sacrifice to free us from a dark, rebellious life into this good, pure life, making us a people he can be proud of, energetic in goodness.” –Titus 2: 11

There have been so many deaths, so much sickness, so many people in grief that I know.  It is comforting to hear the words that God knows their pain and will make them good as new.  All those in the hospital, those homebound, those missing loved ones will get a fresh start.  Words of hope.  Words of compassion.  Words of love.  Let us cling to them as we move into this new year.