While enjoying my morning coffee, half listening to the television, my attention was caught by the tagline in an Audi commercial: Reflect on the past. Celebrate the future.
It is a tradition in my congregation to set aside the last day of the year as a retreat day. I found myself wondering, how might my end of the year thoughts be shaped by reflecting upon the slogan: “Reflect on the past. Celebrate the future.” Looking back upon 2021, what might I discover about myself? What insights or lessons of 2021, might I uncover and so personally or communally claim? Furthermore, looking forward to the year ahead, what might I wish to achieve so that I might celebrate? What personal hopes do I hold? What prayers do I wish to say for my friends, my congregation, and the earth community as we continue to encounter the challenges and uncertainties of this ever- changing pandemic.
As one year ends and another year begins, I offer to you the buzzwords of the Audi commercial as food for your own thoughts as we take leave of 2021 and step into 2022.
Sister Nancy Wales, csj
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