Emporia Presbyterian Manor
Mary’s Musings By Mary Bridges, chaplain JANUARY 2022
Editor’s Note: In a nod to our Presbyterian heritage, we are featuring a column from a PMMA® chaplain regularly in our newsletter. This month’s featured column comes from Mary Bridges, chaplain at Salina Presbyterian Manor.
Beginning a new year with new intentions There is nothing permanent except change.
Each time we turn the calendar over to a new year, we’re presented with a unique opportunity to make a fresh start. While for some that may result in making new year’s resolutions or a new round of goal setting, for front desk administrator Dorothee McWilliams, it comes down to setting intentions. “I set intentions and try to focus on what those intentions are—I often pray about those intentions and meditate over them,” said Dorothee. “For example, an intention for me has been to try to find
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— Heraclitus When I ponder the meaning of life, I always conclude that life is another word for change. As my mother grew older, we often debated about change. She would tell me it was hard. I would respond with my belief that when we initiate a change it is much easier to accept than when we have to change due to circumstances beyond our control. What’s real is that change is constant. With every ending, there is a beginning. God is with us not only in our beginnings and in our endings but in every moment in-between. The church recognizes this by calling God and Jesus the Alpha and the Omega. Dorothee McWilliams (pictured with her Christmas tree) shares advice for setting intentions.
If we were to draw a straight line with the Alpha at one end and the Omega at the other, we could use it to represent the events of our
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