There are so many things vying for our attention. And all of us have so many desires for many things. Whether we know it or not we are being pulled in so many different directions. We are experiencing lives filled with noise. We have a hard time being quiet and there are so many things that we are doing to numb the pain. St. Augustine said it right when he said, “Our Hearts are restless until they rest in thee.” “Only in God is my soul at rest, in Him is my salvation.” These are the words from a song. We surround ourselves with more and more increased noise. We avoid confession like the plague, and we don’t live lives that show that we believe in God. Deep down we wonder why am I so miserable, why is my life not being fulfilled?
If God called each of us to do something extraordinary to fix our lives, many of us may think of doing it. But what is God really calling us to do? He is calling us to live our ordinary lives in an extraordinary way. We are to walk with Him in our daily lives. He is to be a part of our entire day. We are to get up the in the morning, and right away, the first thing we are to do is to pray to Him and bring Him into the day. Prayer is to be a big part of our day. Praying the Rosary should be there as well as spending some time each week in front of the Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament.
There is so much more we can do to improve our lives. But really what God is asking of all of us is to enter into a relationship with Him. Bring Him into all areas of our lives. He just wants to journey with us. He wants to hear the good and the bad. Maybe the question we should ask ourselves is this: What is holding me back from growing deeper in my relationship with God? We are being pulled in so many different directions and it won’t get any easier to fix this problem than right now. Not tomorrow, not the next day, but right now. Our Heavenly Father is pouring out graces for us to be able to follow Him. Be not afraid, make the change and you will be glad you did!
Fr. Thomas P. Galarneault