So, as you remember 2020, I can’t encourage you strongly enough, don’t just remember the difficulty.  Remember the glorious work God did in your life and the lives of many in 2020.    And as you look at these numbers that attempt to summarize some of the things we were blessed to be a part of in 2020, never forget:  every number has a name, every name has a destiny, and every destiny matters to God, destinies like these:

"I’m 71 years young and I get around great and most people think I have it made. I’ve developed claustrophobia, I’ve had ADD/ADHD (untreated with drugs) since I was a young kid…I’ve always been quick to anger although I've learned to sometimes control that in my older age. I have had anxiety my whole life and now people think I have it made in retirement. Well, I couldn’t tell you how many times I have thought of and/or contemplated suicide.  I've woke up in the middle of the night in a panic attack with thoughts of ripping my throat open to breathe easier or just kill myself to get it over. I have learned to cope with it by hugging my bible against my chest and say ok LORD just take me now if that's your will, and I'll sit in my recliner praying until I fall asleep…What I really want to tell you is that tonight I could feel 60 years of anxiety falling off my shoulders during service. No, I didn’t come up for prayer.  I’m not fooling myself, I still need more and I’m not there yet and I’m definitely going to go through this series with you." 

"May 17th I was about to take my own life, and May 20th I surrendered all to Christ. He is there in the darkness when I know it doesn’t seem like it. This post is not to bring attention to me but to glorify Him. I’m alive right now because of Jesus Christ who saved me."