I started choosing a word for the year several years ago. The week before Christmas I was meditating on a list of potential words for 2026. One morning while reading through Matthew 5, a word, actually two words, not yet on the list jumped off the page based on this verse:

Matthew 5:41 “If anyone forces you to go one mile, go with them two miles.”

Two Miles.

Literally or figuratively.

Either way, that’s a challenge to accept. Any step of obedience is, right?

I decided to attempt a melody based on these two words. Not sure it’s exactly right, but here’s what came to me.