Nearer to God

Another year has come and gone, and again we stand on the threshold of a new year. Another year with all its joy and sorrow belongs to the irrevocable past, and again a new year with its unknown way stretches out before us. For just what awaits us on the way that lies ahead we do not know. That is known to God alone and will be revealed to us only as God unfolds His eternal counsel. True, in general we know that the coming year will be no different than the year that has gone by, for also in...