I stand at the end – and also at the beginning…
Watching, as another year merges into the past.
From us it’s gone, but years never really die –
They only take their place in history.
Still, I turn and look back, compelled to say goodbye.
Goodbye old heartaches and pain,
Goodbye goals yet unrealized – though by circumstance or fear –
Goodbye to disappointments,
Goodbye to what is still seen as failure in me.
And especially goodbye to all negative feelings held on to.
I release you…
and lay you down to rest, and cover you with stone.
I resolve to remember the lessons of trials,
but to harbor no ill from their source,
and to remember and rejoice in the happy moments.
I resolve to be free from the past.
So, I turn around to witness the dawn.
Only a moment more and the New Year is here!
With its entry, comes a baptism of light,
a new chance for change,
for forgiving, and forgiveness.
Even a new life!
The Savior laid down his life for this beginning,
I gratefully accept His offering
and with His help, I resolve to be brave enough to make the most of it!