You are alive!

        If you are reading this then I congratulate you because that means you are alive. YAY!!!! Today is the first day of the rest of your life. Sometimes we get caught up in our everyday lives that we forget to take time out to appreciate what really matters. Have you thank God yet for this day because you know you could be dead?

        I forget many times to stop and smell the roses, but then again that might be because of my fear of getting stung by bees. Anyways, as a Catholic we don’t believe in that theory of Reincarnation where you keep coming back over and over again in different states of life to finally get it right. Nope, we believe in the linear model. You were born, raised, die and then judgment. The past is in the past, let us learn from it, but don’t dwell on it. We can’t change it. And the future is not here so we can’t do anything about that either. All we have is the present so let us gird up our loins and become followers of Christ. Practice the virtues today. Go to Mass today. Pray today. Read a spiritual book today. Do the Corporal Works of Mercy today. There are many things you can do to start living as a better Christian. What is your excuse for not doing so? St. Augustine is famously known for his statement ‘Make me a saint but not yet’. Are we in that mindset too?

        What are we waiting for? Are your sins that fun that you rather be with them than God? Think about it. So like my dad always says, “Do it right. Do it quick. Do it now. Don’t do it wrong. Don’t do it slow. Don’t do it tomorrow” because like I said before you just might not be here.