"Reach up to God," "Reach into our Hearts," "Reach out to others." 

We are not a building, but a body of believers endeavoring to listen and respond to the call God has placed on our lives. It is in this reach where we find the will of God revealed. 

The New Year is upon us and for many this signals a fresh start. We make resolutions to do a variety of different or new actions in our lives designed to help us better ourselves or make the lives of those around us better. There is something about a new year, the turning of the page that sparks a sense of hope and purpose in our lives. We see the new year as a chance start over, to begin again and what better way to begin again than to turn to the one who makes all things new as recorded in Revelation 21:5. In Jesus we find newness, we experience a freshness that is new each day. Hear the words of Isaiah, Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and the rivers of the desert. Each day is a breath of fresh air as our Lord is doing something new and wonderful each and every day. This is where we can find our hope, this is where we can find our strength and this is where we can find our peace. I pray that each day finds newness and freshness for you and that you allow the love of Jesus to shine through in everything you say and do. What a way to start out the new year. 

But God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us, 

Romans 5:8.