While I was reflecting on 2015, my #yearofgratefulness, I was also thinking and praying about an appropriate theme for 2016. I had an idea of what I wanted to accomplish in 2016. I knew that I wanted this to be a year of true, genuine, living. A year where I stopped hesitating, and starting going full force toward my goals, hopes and dreams. A year where I stopped thinking of the things I wanted "someday" and started enjoying and taking advantage of all the things that are here for me RIGHT NOW!
I had lots of ideas but no idea as to how to put them in to words, or a theme.
On Sunday morning, sitting in Mass, it somehow came to me. Transformation. 2016 is meant to be a year of transformation. It is the year when I will say YES to the things put before me. When I will say NO to fear, and YES to success. It is the year when I will say NO to the things and people that hold me back, and say YES to the hard work necessary to achieve my goals. When I will say NO to doubt, and say YES to faith.
2016 is also the year I will say YES to Mercy. Being a Catholic it is hard to come up with my own theme for 2016, when Pope Francis has already declared this a Jubilee Year of Mercy for the whole world. Can anything really beat mercy? Probably not.
And so - in 2016, I look forward to being absolutely TRANSFORMED by mercy.
I had lots of ideas but no idea as to how to put them in to words, or a theme.
On Sunday morning, sitting in Mass, it somehow came to me. Transformation. 2016 is meant to be a year of transformation. It is the year when I will say YES to the things put before me. When I will say NO to fear, and YES to success. It is the year when I will say NO to the things and people that hold me back, and say YES to the hard work necessary to achieve my goals. When I will say NO to doubt, and say YES to faith.
2016 is also the year I will say YES to Mercy. Being a Catholic it is hard to come up with my own theme for 2016, when Pope Francis has already declared this a Jubilee Year of Mercy for the whole world. Can anything really beat mercy? Probably not.
And so - in 2016, I look forward to being absolutely TRANSFORMED by mercy.
Transformed by mercy! Love it! Isn't it wonderful how God speaks to us and gives us the direction we need when we seek Him? I pray you have a blessed 2016, and thank you for sharing your theme for the year with us! #Rara linkup
ReplyDeleteLauren, the way you describe your hopes for 2016 reminds me of one of my favorite essays, "The Station" by Robert Hastings (you can find it at http://robertjhastings.net/). I'm with you about saying no to fear and the things that hold us back, and saying yes to faith and all that God has planned!
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