New Year, New Chance!

Another year had passed and another one is coming. Life is like that. A series of beginning and ending. For every beginning, there is an end. For every end, comes a new beginning. But what happens in between is what really matters. What happens in between is what changes. As I had said in one reflection here, the "dash" is the matter. That dash that we usually see in between years that reflect the coverage of a certain period, is the most important of all.

No doubt, what we are very much concerned of are the mistakes and failures that we had. The successes and the sound decisions we had made can speak for themselves without prejudice to their improvements. But those that came short of our expectations need to be addressed if we are to keep on moving on and develop our being. How determined and serious we are in making the change would measure our potential for progress and maturity.

As the saying goes, "The only permanent thing on earth is change." Therefore, we can not help but enter its realm. If we decide not to change, not only would we be where we were but most probably regress. But, if we change, we must be inspired. What should be our inspiration? Who should be our inspiration? We can name so many reasons and so many persons. But there is one effective and universal agent of change. He is the Lord of Life, the Source of Love, the Prince of Peace, and the Master of Change, Jesus Christ. In the Incarnation, one of the greatest changes was achieved. From Divine, He became human. From God, He entered the world of change, Creation. From the Maker and Changer, He became a creation and was changed. All because of His love for us. All Because of Peace. All because of our need of salvation.

The Good News is that God had put His Spirit in our hearts. Therefore, we have the capacity to change. We have the hope to be change because of His Presence. We know not only that we must change but what we need to change. If we will listen to His Presence and His Words, change can come immediately and effectively in us.

I thank God for the New Year. It is always a good reminder for change. Being aware of the ending of a certain period in our lives helps us reassess and reflect what needs change and what needs improvement. Another Year, another chance to change!