Who are you, a human being, to talk back to God? 

Shall what is formed say to the one who formed it, ‘Why did you make me like this?

Does not the potter have the right to make out of the same lump of clay some pottery for special purposes and some for common use?

‭‭Romans‬ ‭9‬:‭20‬-‭21‬ ‭NIV‬‬

As a younger man, I thought my life would be very different at 65. 

I’d dreamed of greatness a little beyond landing the role of just an average Joe who at retirement age is still discovering his life purpose.

I’d dreamed to be special in some ways, but common in most others.

I never desired fame nor riches but early on set my own bar much lower, settling for what was more easily attainable. 

I wasn’t coached early on to aspire for much more, but I reflect back on my life story as significant in many respects. 

Since then I’ve learned to be content and satisfied with who I’ve become and to understand the critical questions of life that will bring a peaceful rest at my death. 

‘Well done good and faithful servant’ (Matthew 25) is  no heavenly consolation prize awarded at the pearly gates. 

It’s the exact same E ticket presented for admission by every believer after this wild ride we call life. 

Be proud of all the right things and those that genuinely matter. 

Jesus asks for nothing more and for nothing less.