It’s never too late to start over again.  And that’s the message that JJ Heller’s song “This Year” brings.  Whether you are starting a new calendar year, or embarking on a new beginning in your life.  The song speaks of letting go of the past, regardless of the heartaches and the falls.  It speaks of looking forward to a year that has less of us and more of Jesus and others.

This year
I’m not looking back to who I was
Because I’m gonna be someone
I’ve never been
This year
I’m not focused on the cracks in the walls
Not keeping track of all the times I fall
This year

 So long to last year
It’s all becoming so clear
There is no use living in regret
Let’s fight a good fight
Train our eyes to find the light
That makes this year the best one yet!
Starting right here
Happy New Year! Happy New Year!

This year
I plan on thinking less of “I” and “me”
I resolve to think of “us” and “we”
This year
I can’t wait to see what good will come
To feel alive instead of feeling numb
This year

So long to last year
It’s all becoming so clear
There is no use living in regret
Let’s fight a good fight
Train our eyes to find the light
That makes this year the best one yet!
Starting right here
Happy New Year! Happy New Year!

It’s never too late to start over again.  And only in Christ, are we given the grace of a clean slate.