Tom Ehrich in Indianapolis-These are sour, sobering and scary times for many people. Not only are their assets dwindling, but so is their self-confidence, and their trust. People are being forced back onto their own resources.
For some, that is a reasonably smooth transition. They paid enough attention to their families to have homes capable of providing succor and new direction. They kept their skills sharp. Others, however, find themselves adrift.
I see four paths lying ahead:
» Some will turn vengeful and indulge in wild swings of blaming and recrimination.
» Some will turn their anger inward and slide into depression.
» Some will "ride out the storm," hoping that yesterday's normalcy will resume.
» And some will do the hard work of repenting, not so much in the traditional Lenten sense of confessing sins (although confession is always good for the soul), but in the broader sense of rethinking values, lifestyles, assumptions, attitudes and purpose.
Only the fourth path offers hope. We must rethink who we are, what we value, how we intend to pour out our lives, and whose star we will follow.
http://www.indystar.com/article/20090228/LIVING09/902280393/1111/LIVING09
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