Cornerstone Community Church, San Jose Ca

When “Star Wars” first came out in 1977, that was the full title – “Star Wars.” But when “Star Wars” ended up becoming a series of films and not just a stand-alone movie it was decided that the first movie needed a new title to distinguish it from the series. And if you are familiar with the series you know what they renamed it – “A New Hope.” We’re just a few days away from the beginning of a new year, and with a new year comes new hope. In some ways our hopes stay very much the same from year to year, don’t they? We hope to get in shape this year. We hope to get out of the hole financially. We hope to start a family. We hope to find a new job or to get a new car or to start a new project in our home. We had many of the same hopes last year – some of those hopes were fulfilled, and some got put off.