Mass Thoughts

In listening to the televised Mass today, I was most inspired by the following from the second reading:

Conduct yourselves with reverence during the time of your sojourning,
realizing that you were ransomed from your futile conduct.

This passage spoke to me deeply about how I need to really use my time here in quarantine/lock-down wisely.  And, in a bigger picture way, the use of sojourn could also be applied to my whole life.   I should and can work harder to do good things here in life.  I can work to be more helpful, more caring, and more present to those around me. 

I need to try to be more engaged.  Sometimes I feel tired, and sometimes I feel lazy.  Sometimes I am selfish.  Sometimes I am harsh.  I regret these things in me.  I should be able to be a better person.  I know this.  I understand this.  Yet, it is far, far too easy for me to forget these ideas.  Actually, I probably do not forget, but instead ignore these ideas out of selfishness and out of fear and worry.  I need to keep my mind better focused... focused on doing good and on trying to help.

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