In this new year, how should we make our way?
Give Me a Minute to suggest an answer.
A young colleague asked for some guidance toward his future in higher education.
He grappled with what to include in his resume. I sent him something I have been including with my resume for twenty years called status viator. Status Viator is Latin for “being on the way.”
“Roads” or “paths” are biblical words giving the place for my feet when I am “walking” in 21st century Christian shoes. Saved by God’s grace at nine, I began preaching when I was thirteen, filling pulpits at sixteen, and was ordained at twenty-six. Communication gifts given to me — writing, speaking, or teaching—have been part of my path over decades. 
Being status viator or on The Way is a metaphor for living the Christian life.
Whatever your gifts, whatever your path, Christians, you are on The Way.
Thanks for spending this minute with me, Dr. Mark Eckel.
[From 23 October 2008 https://warpandwoof.org/status-viator/ ]