The first of January is another day dawning, the sun rising as the sun always rises, the earth moving in its rhythms, with or without a certain as the day of new beginning, separating the old from the new. So it is: everything is the same, bound into its history as we ourselves are bound.
Yet we also stand at a threshold, the new year something truly new, still unformed, leaving a stunning power in our hands:
What shall we do with this great gift of Time, this year?
Let us begin by remembering that whatever justice, whatever peace and wholeness might bloom in our world this year, we are the hearts and minds, the hands and feet, the embodiment of all the best visions of our people.
The year can be new ground for the seeds of our dreams. Let us take the step forward, together, onto new ground, planting our dreams well, faithfully, and in joy.What stands out for me most in the last paragraph is her invitation, her encouragement, that we move forward into this newness together. It is true that we must life our own lives, that no one can live our lives for us. In that sense, we do travel the path of life alone.
At the same time, though, we humans are communal people. It can be argued, has been argued, and, I would argue, is really beyond arguing, that we are not truly "alive" if we are entirely alone. We need one another.
This is one of the reasons that many spiritual directors prefer to refer to themselves as spiritual companions. Those of us who do this work are not usually too interested in being overly directive. We do, though, want to keep you company as you walk your own pathway of spirit.
Pax tecum,
RevWik
