Worth

Day 105. Worth.

Things of the most value come with the highest prices. Nothing ventured, nothing gained.  Anything free is usually worth what you paid for it. ALL IN, right? At the end of the day, we probably never get back everything we give out. But that's not the objective: we are remembered by the love we gave. 

It's like, at the end, there's this surprise quiz: Am I proud of me? I gave my life to become the person I am right now. Was it worth what I paid? Richard Bach: The Bridge Across Forever.

We all give up things in our lives. We pass on career advancement so our kids can grow up near family. We sacrifice time doing things we want to shuttle them between soccer and cheerleading, football and Scouts. We give our money to local charities instead of finishing that extra bedroom in the basement. We spend time reading to senior citizens on a Saturday afternoon instead of going to the mall. Pretty small things when we look back at them, but at the time they were huge donations from the heart. 


Surely Jesus reflected on his short life, when the end was near. I imagine even He wondered if He did enough. He had the comforting hand of God on His shoulder, reminding Him that every moment of his life on Earth was for a reason. He was born to die for us. Everything He did was for us: the miracles, the stories, the crucifixion. All his words, shared with the multitudes. Every single event of His life was pre-ordained, He had no choices in how things turned out. But we do.

We have the chance to do something better with ourselves. We can love better, live better, pray better, work better, BE BETTER. It's right there for us, we just have to be brave enough to listen to the words of the Christmas miracle:

For with God nothing shall be impossible.

Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men. 


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