
A new year. This can be a time we make resolutions about how we want to live in the year to come.
As I have reflected I have come back to sacred writings from approaching a mere trimillennium ago. (Yup, that’s approaching three thousand years ago!).
To act justly and to love mercy
and to walk humbly with your God.
The Bible, Micah 6:8
Desmond Tutu is an amazing example of living this way. He defended the rights of others; he showed compassion. Watching clips of his funeral, I found his cheap pine coffin a powerful reminder of his humility. He is an example of living well in what he did but also in who he was. I think it was his awareness of being a human being (not a human doing!) that made him quick to laugh – and quick to cry.
It’s a good direction of travel for the year ahead. And you?
This is Mindful Monday on 3 January 2022.