Which character are you?

Which protagonist from the past month most describes where you are in your life?

§  A Maccabee, finding your resources are nearly gone and needing a miracle

§  Frosty, with either some healthy or ugly parts of you disappearing

§  A shepherd, herding your family, friend, or clients within safe boundaries

§  A sheep, following the crowd or wandering off and needing to be found

§  Santa, keeping track of things and/or doing all the giving

§  Herod, insecure and scrambling to hold on to power

§  Judah, full of preparations to rededicate an altar in your life or heart

§  Mary, who said “Yes” and listened to her heart instead of saying, “What?!”

§  Joseph, remaining steadfast and in the background

§  An innkeeper, who has already taken in more than your share

§  Rudolph, taking the lead because others are struggling

§  A donkey, carrying a load that is both heavy but meaningful

§  Elizabeth, resigned to not having what you long for

§  Ebenezer, allowing the past to control and dictate your present and future

§  A Wise One, following a dream, with purpose, and in community

§  A citizen of Whoville, keeping the faith even when surrounded by grinches

§  A baby, starting fresh

We look at a New Year as a beginning.  Think about which of the above you would like to be as we prepare to turn the page and consider doing one thing today in that role as a foreward to Chapter 1 that starts at midnight.

May each day in 2013 provide the storyline of our lives with enough drama (so there is purpose), humor (so there is relief), interesting characters (so we are engaged), mystery (so we search), action (so we move forward), joy (so we celebrate), and peace (so we rest).

Marilyn