Nineteen

your turn.

everyone gets a turn. if you’re lucky, you too will play villain, martyr and king. every villain receives the opportunity to recant. the martyr may set down her cross at any time. the king always loses his crown.

in this life, we may be invited to play different roles, and we will faithfully take our places as usher, orchestra, understudy, patron and stagehand. do not disrupt the show. no production runs forever. there’s a story wanting to be told and all roles are equally important.

play your part. show people to their seats; light their way in the dark. relish the script; it’s already inside you, revealing itself. show them that the hero is a human and that the villain was also once a child. play the harp or hold the spotlight, and don’t worry that you’ll be asked to do both at the same time; that’s not how it works.

everyone gets their turn, whether in this life or the next. there is a divine unfolding and discovery playing out. while there are no rehearsals scheduled for this production, you’ll know what to do, and rest easy that you’ll never be called to direct.