Dear Friends, Making New Year’s resolutions is a revered tradition honored by millions each year. “I will not procrastinate on preparing my taxes.” “I will be patient at traffic lights, even when I’m running late.” “I will lose 10 pounds before June.” Good intentions like these are stated emphatically, and we all realize that they are often broken in a few weeks–or hours–of January 1st. It is a common cycle. Any gym enthusiast knows the place is typically packed at the beginning of the year, but just a few weeks later, many of these workout warriors disappear. It might serve as fodder for sitcom writers, but real discomfort can result from our first failure to make it to the gym, forgo a dessert, or choose family above work. This anxiety may quickly pass, or it may become debilitating when we approach life and resolutions as all or nothing. When they are broken, even slightly, they’re useless and suitable only for discarding. Broken Resolutions and Gathered Fragments This situation reminds me of the dilemma the Apostle Paul described. “For I do not understand my own actions. For I do not do what I want, but I do the very thing I ...