⚓ Anchor Thought

Worship doesn’t end a year by tallying what we gained.
It ends a year by discerning who we became.

📖 Theme Scripture

“But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory…”
— 2 Corinthians 3:18

✍🏾 Reflection

As we stand at the edge of a new year, the invitation for worshipers is not to reach for more, but to recognize more clearly.

We did not grow this year because we added songs, skills, or experiences.
We grew because God revealed Himself — and in doing so, revealed us.

Revelation changed us.
Prayer expanded us.
Humility carried us.

Prayer gave us capacity when our strength ran thin and competency when our understanding fell short. It taught us that worship is not sustained by talent alone, but by dependence.

We also learned a hard and holy truth: if we cannot see beyond ourselves — our preferences, our comfort, our limitations — we will never move beyond ourselves. Worship lifts our gaze upward and outward. It breaks the mirror of self-focus and turns us toward God and one another.

And perhaps most countercultural of all, we learned how victory actually works. We do not overcome by power over — control, volume, dominance, or force. We overcome by power under — surrender, submission, servanthood, and trust. Worship flows strongest not from the highest position, but from the lowest posture.

This year reminded us that good is a holy word.
Not flashy. Not flawless.
But aligned. Submitted. Faithful.

God called what He made “very good” before anything was accomplished. And in worship, goodness is not something we perform — it is something we return to.

💭 Reflection Questions

1. Where did revelation, not acquisition, shape who you became as a worshiper this year?

2. How did prayer stretch your capacity or sharpen your dependency on God in 2025?

3. As we enter the new year, what would it look like for you to overcome through surrender rather than striving?
   
   

🙏🏾 Closing Blessing

May we enter the new year not chasing more, but becoming more aligned.
May prayer continue to form our capacity and refine our hearts.
May we see beyond ourselves so that God can move us beyond ourselves.
May we overcome through surrender and serve with holy humility.
And may our worship remain grounded in what God has already declared — good.
Amen.