On the first Sunday of the year, we look back and reflect on the year. Sometimes we ask the question this way, “What did I achieve this year?” In other words, did I make this year count? Did I make a difference? Was it a great year? I suppose if you kept having year after year of great years, it would add up to a great life. And some lives would perhaps rank up there as the greatest lives. But how would we judge that? How should we judge what makes up a great year, great years, and a great life? Jesus tells us through the life of John the Baptist.

On the first Sunday of the year, we look back and reflect on the year. Sometimes we ask the question this way, “What did I achieve this year?” In other words, did I make this year count? Did I make a difference? Was it a great year? I suppose if you kept having year after year of great years, it would add up to a great life. And some lives would perhaps rank up there as the greatest lives. But how would we judge that? How should we judge what makes up a great year, great years, and a great life? Jesus tells us through the life of John the Baptist.