Stage Directions

The ego-drama is the play 

that I’m writing, I’m producing,

I’m directing, and I’m starring 

in. We see this absolutely everywhere.

In our culture, freedom of choice

reigns supreme; I become the person

that I choose to be. The mirror reflects

not just my image, but my intent.

Handpicked roles, a casting director

with too much power, an actor 

enthralled by his lines. An aria 

of self-determined freedom.

Yet, outside this script lies

another sphere, the pages lit 

by a different light. The theo-drama,

the great story being told by God.

Directed by an unseen hand, roles

assigned with mysterious precision. 

Here, the thrill is not to choose 

but to discover, unearth the script.

Mary found her role, indeed 

a climactic one, her acceptance 

a whispered agreement with the divine

direction, seamless and profound.

It is thrilling, this revelation, 

the moment you hear your name

called not by your voice but

by the cosmos; you step into the light.

Perhaps life is the theater,

a dual production where we blend

the lines of chosen and given,

our ego, our theos, both actors.