Each new year we tend to look back to the last 52 weeks. We think about those who have left us, the babies that arrived, the new friends, the ones that moved away and all the changes a year brings. Some were afraid of the year 2013. If something negative happened they that year, they look ahead and wonder, what's next?
But are the events in our lives truly controlled by a year? Calendars are arbitrary inventions of men. Some cultures have had calendars with 260 days, others with 304, 364, or 365 days. Some used a system of 10 months in a year, others had 12 months. This New Years Day, 2014 for us, is not be a New Year's Day for someone else. Calendars are simply a way of organizing our plans. They help us keep track of appointments or days of celebrations.
It is comforting to know, our days are not ordered by men (calendars) but by God (Psalm 37:23, 139:9-10, 13-16).
