For the first 30 years of my life, I’ve sung this song as my yearly national anthem to myself. I might as well be saying, “I pledge allegiance to myself…” A couple weeks ago I finished reading Blue Like Jazz by Donald Miller. At one point, he mentioned how he felt like he was in a great play, and the central character was himself. I often feel like that. I bet most people do.

I wonder what life would be like if I played a supporting role in that play. What if I didn’t even play a part in some scenes, but was working on the special effects. That would be cool. I think this metaphor is gong too far…