Options are good.

Like most of our tables on a Thanksgiving or feast day, life is full of options. Maybe during this past Thanksgiving dinner you found yourself staring at options you did not particularly care for, circumstances you would rather not deal with. Perhaps Thanksgiving was nice, but the upcoming holidays are stressing you out. We do not always choose what ends up on the table, during the holidays or in any season of life; we cannot choose only sunshine if into every life some rain must come. We do however have choice. We can choose to relish the sunshine and trapse through (or even dance in) the rain. Choosing to dance in the rain is not always easy, especially if it is a downpour and you do not own an umbrella. Still, it is possible to choose to make the most of the rain, to live in the joy of what Christ can make right rather than the fear of what else can go wrong. As much as you can, choose peace for anxiety.