From beginning to end, life often fails to go the way we planned.
The school we hope to attend says “no.” The employer we seek says “thanks, but no.” The marketplace or world in which we hoped to work so completely changes that our plans don’t get off the ground. Illness strikes and we find ourselves sidelined, leaving us to wonder, “What next?”
Most of us react by trying to plan for the contingencies or we get a new plan. Both might be reasonable choices. And the disappointment that follows is understandable.
But the only secure and spiritual choice is to focus on the “who” of what we believe we are called to become. There is, in our relationship with God, a place that is beyond assault; a constellation of commitments, a way of being that shapes how we respond to the events of life that transcends the events themselves.
Stories of spiritual greatness are rarely, if ever, stories about people for whom everything went as planned. Stories of spiritual greatness are typically stories of people who transcended the events of their lives.
Fred — I quoted your last paragraph on Facebook — check it out on my Wall! Best regards, Kathy
Hi, Kathy…thanks. Tried to check your wall and realized we aren’t on one another’s facebook friends…how are you listed? Hope all is well! Fred