The Hook
It always happens after the decorations are taken down - you see that one lone ornament hook that somehow missed getting put in its proper place during the hustle and bustle of getting the decorations put away for another year. There it was, lying there sad looking - left behind - a reminder of the celebration gone by. Once attached to a sparkly ornament, but now separated from what gave it purpose. How many lives are like that, I thought- living on the memories of yesterday, left behind, either by people or by circumstances, no longer engaging in life, separated from what gives true purpose.
The new year brings no shortage of resolutions, and opportunities to look at our lives and dream about ways to make them better. But one of the greatest things we can do in 2023 is to connect with that which gives us purpose, that which joins us with something bigger than ourselves. The situation with the Pandemic we have been living through for the last few years seems to have disconnected us in many ways from what is primary - our connection to others, to family, to the local church.
This year, above all else, let’s resolve to plug into those relationships and people that help us fulfill our purpose. Reconnect with your church if you have been away for a while; there are people who are waiting to welcome you with open arms.
1 Corinthians 2:27
-Now you are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it.
Written by: Michelle Dowdy