The Power of Invitations

Invitations are powerful. Like tides, they ebb and flow, shaping the contours of our existence. Some invitations we desperately want but never get—“Will you marry me?” or “Would you consider a promotion?” Other invitations we never want to receive but must honor all the same—“We are letting you go,” “The test came back positive,” or “Your baby has Down syndrome.” 

Invitations pound away at the coastlines of the soul. They contain a transforming force that can carve out possible and impossible futures. No one escapes the…