A Chaplain's Message
Dreaming about a Bright, Healthy, and Exciting Future
Don’t we all think about having a wonderful future ahead of us? Dreaming about what could be, what things could look like, things that we will change, and things that will bring “happiness”. We may believe we will be healthy forever, get married to the perfect spouse, get the right job, be acknowledged for who we are, and the birds always seem to be singing when we are around. While I may say some of these things sarcastically and many of us have been jaded by the job we do or the experiences we have had, many of us still hold out hope for a bright, healthy, and exciting future.
What many of us don’t take the initiative to do is take the next step in front of us, take time to get/stay healthy, invest in ourselves to rest/enjoy what we have, or protect our future. Life will not always be perfect; sometimes due to our actions or sometimes by things outside of our control. As we dream of what life will be like, what if today you could do one thing to take a step towards that reality? What if tomorrow you do the same, the next day take another step, and so on? They don’t have to be leaps, they don’t have to be strides, they don’t even have to be baby steps… they can be any movement forward.
There are many areas of life that we can focus on but it may be easier to focus on one thing at a time. You may want to be more financially secure for now and the future, you may want to improve your health, you may want to rebuild or start a fulfilling relationship, you may want to deal with circumstances from the past that hurt your wellbeing, or you may want to look into or re-engage with your spiritual life. Don’t get overwhelmed by the myriad of things to do or things to work on. Pick one and move forward.
One thing we can’t do is stay the same and wish for the best. Some of us have been impacted by devastating news of divorce, cancer, job loss, family disfunction, and a host of other circumstances in life. There are things we can do, though I know not everything can be prevented. We can give our marriage our all, we can get our annual physical check-ups, we can do our jobs with excellence and realize our job is not always within our control or our identity, we can support and encourage our kids in the midst of poor choices… we can continue to move forward.
What we would like to encourage you with today is that we desire for you to have a life to the fullest. We desire for you to be healthy emotionally, physically, spiritually, financially, and relationally. We can help! If you would like to talk through your dreams and want a push to get started, if you would like to talk to us about difficult circumstances so you can move forward, or if you need resources/help to get unstuck, we are here for you. We don’t claim to have all the answers and we are all far from perfect but we care about each and everyone of you. Please let us be a friend, be an encouragement, be a resource to help you move forward.
Let's dream together of a bright, healthy, and exciting future.