A Big Ask

1 Thessalonians 5:12-18 Another year is over, and a new one has begun.  As we wrap up 2018 and step into 2019, let’s remember all the ways God has blessed us and consider what it would mean to live with with acceptance and gratitude going into a new year.  It’s a big ask, but one necessary to find serenity and peace within all the complexities of what it means to be the body of Christ and a beacon of hope to the world watching.