by Lori Wilson Turning the calendar from one year to the next has become sacred time for me—a threshold moment to pause and see where God has been moving in my life. As I stand at this turning point, I ask God to help me see both where I've been and where I need to grow. I'm not looking for a to-do list or a self-improvement plan. I'm listening for an invitation. For the past seven years, I've asked God to help me hear a single word—my high-level invitation for the year ahead

A Reflection for the New Year by Lori Wilson God has been speaking to me through a hymn—"The Summons" by John Bell from the Iona Community in Scotland. The questions in this song have been following me, gently persistent: Will you come and follow me if I call your name? Will you go where you don't know and never be the same? Will you let my love be shown? Will you let my Name be known? Will you let my life be grown in you and you in me? These aren't questions for the new