A little while back, I received a little yellow post-it with the inscription, "Life is a Gift." Who gave me this post-it? My spiritual adviser and priest at a poignant time in my life. It took me a while to wrap my mind around this thought and see the big picture. When in fact, that the greatest gift God gave to each of us was Himself and the greatest gift we can give God is ourselves! How miraculous can one gift be? The reason God gave us life is so that we would have something precious to give back to Him. The reason God gave us more than we need, is so that we would have to give to those who do not have. Our God is full of compassion and He loves to give. God is thinking about each one of us continuously all day and night for He doesn't sleep. He is constantly giving to us, every breath we take is a gift from God. In order to take this to the next step, "What are you going to do with your gift?" Are you going to make today count or are you to watch it just slip away? Each day is a new start and a new beginning - So, it's time to begin.
