New beginnings are awesome. For some it’s January 1st. Or maybe the onset of spring. Perhaps a new season in life; a marriage, birth or career change for example.
That’s why I love mid-August. It provides a new beginning for so many of us, especially Coaches and athletes. It’s the dawn of a new school year, when every student has perfect grades and every team is unbeaten. By this time next month many of us will have tasted defeat in one way or another, but for right now, we all can enjoy spotless records. It’s just beautiful.
That’s also why I love Jesus. The fact that my mistakes are forgiven and wiped away by a Holy God and loving Savior still staggers me sometimes. It probably doesn’t stagger me enough, since my gratitude can be weak and fleeting. But I know I am His forever, and I can live every moment of every day with a clean slate because of what He has done.