You, and only you, are in charge of your life. It might not feel that way sometimes. I am sure there are days when you don’t feel in control at all, that you simply respond all day long to the demands and needs and desires of others, that your little life is like a tiny cork bobbing along in a stormy, treacherous ocean. But there is a deeper truth about you. You are a child of God. You have the image of God in you. And God has given you glory and honor, dominion over creation. Responsibility for your life.

John M. Buchanan

June 13, 2004

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