It is important to say healthy goodbyes to hard things and to properly grieve the losses and disappointments of the past year. It is necessary to name the pain and permit yourself time to question and lament. Yet, in the same space, we must also recognize that we are not betrayed or forgotten by our Lord.

What if these words could actually accentuate the positive and shed light on the goodness of life? What if these words were flipped and used to highlight the faithfulness of God, despite the circumstances at hand? 

2021 was a hard year. Overwhelming would be an accurate adjective to apply.