In
the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
“Make me to know your ways, O LORD; teach me your paths.”
Thus David prays in the appointed Psalm for this, the first Sunday of
a new church year. How fitting it is that we beseech the Lord to
direct and guide all our ways and deeds in this new year, and
throughout each year.
In this world, there are many ways. Just think of the sayings we have
in the English language to talk about this. “All roads lead to
Rome.” “There's more than one way to skin a cat.” “Life is a
maze.” “Life is a riddle.” And we could go on and on. It is a
popular notion that life is what you make of it, and your task in
life is simply to do the best you can with what you have.
But how do you know the way? If life is a maze, then how do you find
the solution? Of course, some would say that there is no one definite
solution. You must bumble along in the dark, groping blindly, until
you come finally to the end, and hopefully you will reach the light
at the end of the tunnel. If you are virtuous and good, you will
enjoy the journey, however hard it may be, and you will lead others
along with you in a way that seems nice to you.
