{"id":1712,"date":"2021-01-04T15:52:50","date_gmt":"2021-01-04T15:52:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/safeplacewithruthgraham\/?p=1712"},"modified":"2021-01-04T15:52:50","modified_gmt":"2021-01-04T15:52:50","slug":"whats-new","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/safeplacewithruthgraham\/2021\/01\/whats-new.html","title":{"rendered":"What’s New?"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s a new year. But my same face stares at me from the mirror. My same problems seem to still be with me. The news certainly didn’t get any better. I made no resolutions – I know myself better than that! The government is in a mess. COVID is still with us. Just because we turn our calanders over doesn’t mean things are going to magically change for the better. <\/p>\n

So what is new? The Bible says “His mercies are new every morning”!Not just each year are they new but very single morning. We can count on that like the sunrise. <\/p>\n

And we need God’s mercy everyday. I am so glad it is available to me – as much as I need, when I need it. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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