To draw greater clarity for the upcoming year, consider if your habits of daily living are consistent with your God-given dignity and the dignity of others.
Just as we see others as brothers and sisters, we are called to view ourselves with the same love and respect. Have you adopted labels for yourself that God would never ask you to carry?
Have you defined yourself too much by your work? Your accomplishments? Your failures?
Take some time to consider what a good rhythm of work and rest would be for you.
Pause for a moment and remember that your worth does not come from what you do, but from being a beloved child of God who has been intentionally made and willed into being. You are an image of the living God.
Reflect on the past year. Where have you lived in alignment with this dignity? When did you lose sight of it? How did you honor the dignity of others?
For this upcoming year, discern one faithful step that will help you live with greater clarity.