A new year's toast: May 2025 be drenched in grace

Whatever we’ve been through and whatever is to come, it’s all grace, says Joshua Luke Smith

My grandfather, Tiggy, was a toastmaster. His words would gather us - a room full of chaos and conversation - into a shared moment of meaning. A good toast, like a prayer or song, gives language to our longing to belong; to be part of a tribe or a story larger than ourselves.