Purpose

Good morning, God, and thank you for this new day!  I really do appreciate the chance to live through another day in the life, another set of hours full of possibility and potential.  On this particular day, my mind is on purpose--and I'm wondering, what is my purpose?  Do I really have one?  Is what I do on this planet working towards any sort of ultimate goal, or are all my actions random and scattered and bound to sink into oblivion, completely forgotten by all?

My hunch is that purpose is something that we can't be entirely aware of.  I feel that there really isn't a definite purpose that we can point a finger at ("your purpose is to plant this tree"), but something far less clearly defined, something that we only get hints of while we're here.  But I do have evidence that there actually may be a clear, well-defined purpose for us all--after all, I do see very positive and fulfilling feedback on my teaching and my work on the websites that I have done.  I see people feeling better about themselves and their abilities, and I see growth in them.

Could you tell me what my purpose is?  Probably not--you're not going to come out and just say something like that.  It really has to be my task to uncover my purpose from among all the other things that are going on in my life.  Otherwise, it would be really impossible for me to value it as much, wouldn't it?

But here's a problem--sometimes I get so caught up in other things that are going on in my life that I get sidetracked, and I no longer find myself looking for my purpose, or contributing to that purpose.  Perhaps you could help me to find out how to avoid getting sidetracked?  Perhaps you could let me know when I am sidetracked?

There is a lot of mystery in life, and  I'm fine with that.  I can't help but think, though, that knowing my purpose--or purposes--in this life might make it easier for me to stick to trying to accomplish them, and actually doing so.  If you can give me any help in this regard, I really would appreciate it!