Day 1 . . . Check!

Day 2 . . . Still too early to know.

That’s right, I have made it through one day of 2010 and kept my resolution (at least I think I did) for the year. It really shouldn’t be that hard to keep. Yet, then again, it just might be.

My resolution for 2010 is “To be able to make the difference in the life of just one person each day for the glory of God.”

On first take it seems like very simple resolution to keep. To live for God’s glory serving and helping others while I do it. I will strive, each day, to make a difference in one person’s life. This lives fully into our command to love one another. Simple! Easy! However, it assumes so much.

It assumes that I will live my life not being selfish and more concerned about other’s wellbeing than my own. It means actively looking around at my friends, parishioners and neighbors and being prepared to help. It means making myself available in settings which I might wish to be alone.

Perhaps more than anything, it means self-sacrifice. For most humans, this word, “sacrifice” is a scary one. We don’t like to sacrifice anything. I find, though, when I sacrifice some of myself, I gain so much more. Jesus did say “take up your cross and follow me.” I know of no cross which involves anything but sacrifice.

So I move into day 2. Praying, ready and willing.

Copyright © 2010 The Very Rev. Christopher D. Hofer