Oh Author of Life: There is something about the turning of a calendar page to a new year that prompts us to reflect upon the meaning of our days. President Harry Truman offered these words of advice for us to consider about what truly matters. He said “fame is vapor, popularity is an accident, and money has wings. All that endures is character.”
It is sometimes difficult to remember that what is important is not only the work that needs to be done, but also the manner in which we do that work. At the end of the day, and at the end of all of our days, what we will be remembered for is how we treated one another as we tried to accomplish our goals. Were we kind? Were we fair? Were we honest? Did we live with integrity?
May it be the will of our Creator that we live each day as though it was our last, filling our years with meaning and with purpose.-AMEN
