Yesterday, our school's priest passed away. He was getting pretty old, but it's just so shocking to me that he won't be at school or celebrate Mass with us anymore...He had such a positive impact on our community, and his humility and gentleness was so inspirational to us all.
Through losing this priest, I think God is trying to tell me something. Our lives are so incredibly short. We aren't promised the next day or even the next hour. All we have is this moment, right here, right now. So often we get caught up in our little trials each day, that we fail to live with this teaching in mind. We tend to focus only on the bad things that we are going through, that we forget to focus on the bigger picture. And the bigger picture is that we are put on this earth to futher God's kingdom, with joy and love.
So I guess what I'm trying to say is live in the moment and remember your purpose.
"...you have no idea what your life will be like tomorrow. You are a puff of smoke that appears briefly and then disappears. Instead you should say, 'If the Lord wills it, we shall live to do this or that.'" James 4:14-15
Please keep my school in your prayers.
Thank you :)
Haley
OH MY GOSH!!! Hayley, I think you go to my school! Father Deeves, right? At Ursuline? I can't believe this! (I hope I'm right, this would be awkward if I wasn't). I know, I can't believe it, I talked to him on Friday! I'm going to miss him, and I only just got to meet him (I'm a freshmen.) I'm keeping him in my prayers!
ReplyDeleteYea, I go to Ursuline too! I'm a junior! I can't believe we've both been on this blog all summer and we didn't even know we go to the same school. Haha good to know! :) But yea, we all definitely need to keep him in our prayers.
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