When you become a Christian, Christ unites his life to yours. “You are not your own” (1 Cor. 6:19); you gain a new identity. And along with your new self-understanding, union with Christ also tells you that you have a destiny that’s glorious and specific to you, one that gives new shape and purpose to each day. You have a horizon that can propel you through hardship and exhaustion. Any sacrifice will be worth it. But to get where you want to go, you may, like Henri Nouwen, have to go by a way you never expected.
