In Christ we are new creations. The old has gone, and the new has come! As we go forward this week, let us do just that–go forward. May we go forward embracing the new grace of each day, each moment, and each breath. May we go forward extending new mercies and looking for new opportunities for peace and for reconciliation. May we go forward with a new openness to love, both given and received. May we go forward in the knowledge and the hope that in Jesus Christ the old has gone, and the new has come. Thanks be to God! Amen.

Rev. Dr. Andrew Kort, Co-Pastor, First Presbyterian Church of Annapolis, Maryland