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[[link removed]] Adam Russell TaylorIt is commonplace in a number of Christian traditions, including among
Moravians, Baptists, Methodists, Anglicans and Pentecostals, to host a
watchnight service on New Year’s Eve. In my African-American tradition, this
night takes on an added significance as it originated and coincides with a
celebration of the passage of the Emancipation Proclamation. These services are
often filled with heartfelt testimony about what God has brought people through
in the previous year — and with praise in hopeful anticipation for all that God
will do in the year to come. As 2020 winds down, there is not nearly enough
space to do justice to all of the testimonies about the extreme loss, hardship,
grief, and trauma that we have individually and collectively endured this year.

A few years ago, I stopped making New Year’s resolutions and replaced them with
what I call New Year’s affirmations. Resolutions can often feel like weights
that cause you to sink under pressure and expectation rather than a flotation
device to lift you up to attain your hopes and aspirations. Building on what has
worked for me personally, I want to share some affirmations for our nation and
world, as well as for Sojourners' work and mission in 2021.

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