Mark 2:22

No one puts new wine into old wineskins; otherwise, the wine will burst the skins, and the wine is lost, and so are the skins; but one puts new wine into fresh wineskins.

Do you like old classic cars, music, and movies? Or are you more enticed by the cutting edge of all that is new in our world? Depending on our personality, age, and life circumstances, all of us probably vacillate between being comfortable with the “old” and intrigued by the “new.” More than anyone, Jesus respected the past and understood the possibilities in the future. He appreciated them both, but, he also understood that they are, at times, incompatible. If the decision is made to move forward into something new, you need to go for it! In those moments, hanging on to part of the past only leads to spilled wine!

God of every past and all the future, if I’m hanging onto something from yesterday that makes today harder, give me the resolve to let it go. Amen.