Wouldn't it be wonderful to have all things made new? Slate wiped clean, a page turned, new beginnings. An end to shame, ruts, boredom. The removal of guilt, both real and imagined.
New.
We all strive for it, don't we, in our own ways? Second chances. Forgiveness. Atonement. Makeovers. Do-overs. Closing a door to open another. Finishing a chapter to begin a new book.
Setting a project aside to accept a life with less busyness and more quality.
All things new. We all strive, in our own way, to make all things new.
Catherine tried to renew her innocence by embracing the poor and uneducated to her bosom, only to find her tempestuous passions were too deep-rooted to stay buried beneath charities and financial endowments.
Eudora wanted new adventure in a new social strata, but the gatekeepers of her dreams were convinced that a gold-digging leopard could not change its spots. Would a gilded manse on a towering hill be enough to offset yet another disappointing season?
Tillie longed to become a new woman, a lady of quality. Could her marriage to a successful yet dangerous man secure for her the stability she'd wanted for so long?
Sidney wanted to become even greater, both in his eyes and the eyes of the world. St. Louis was won! Chicago beckoned! Yet, along with new dreams came new temptations.
Carla had a brand new outlook and a fresh start. Bold and free, she looked forward to the days ahead --- yet could she really ever be set free from the treacherous bonds of evil that threatened to choke her very soul?
Yes, we all want all things new ... but are we willing to pay the price? And, in the end, is the price we have to pay worth it?
Wouldn't it be wonderful to have all things made new? Slate wiped clean, a page turned, new beginnings. An end to shame, ruts, boredom. The removal of guilt, both real and imagined.
New.
We all strive for it, don't we, in our own ways? Second chances. Forgiveness. Atonement. Makeovers. Do-overs. Closing a door to open another. Finishing a chapter to begin a new book.
Setting a project aside to accept a life with less busyness and more quality.
All things new. We all strive, in our own way, to make all things new.
Catherine tried to renew her innocence by embracing the poor and uneducated to her bosom, only to find her tempestuous passions were too deep-rooted to stay buried beneath charities and financial endowments.
Eudora wanted new adventure in a new social strata, but the gatekeepers of her dreams were convinced that a gold-digging leopard could not change its spots. Would a gilded manse on a towering hill be enough to offset yet another disappointing season?
Tillie longed to become a new woman, a lady of quality. Could her marriage to a successful yet dangerous man secure for her the stability she'd wanted for so long?
Sidney wanted to become even greater, both in his eyes and the eyes of the world. St. Louis was won! Chicago beckoned! Yet, along with new dreams came new temptations.
Carla had a brand new outlook and a fresh start. Bold and free, she looked forward to the days ahead --- yet could she really ever be set free from the treacherous bonds of evil that threatened to choke her very soul?
Yes, we all want all things new ... but are we willing to pay the price? And, in the end, is the price we have to pay worth it?