The special feast day of Saint John Vianney is upon us. We are exponentially blessed as Catholic's to celebrate their memorial and reflect upon God's goodness in our lives. Whether we are in deep prayer within a holy adoration hour, or reciting the holy rosary and participating in daily mass, there is an abundance of grace to be received by the faithful. Are you faithful? Are you interested in becoming the best version of yourself? God is waiting to receive your yes today. As Christians we have an advantage that non Christians are missing out on, that is the gift of faith. This precious gift is there for anyone desiring to be in a relationship with Jesus Christ. Fortunately for us our Blessed Mother, the apostles, all the angels and saints have participated in the awe and wonder and great mystery of God and his most perfect plans for his creation. We were fearfully and wonderfully made in his likeness and image. We were born in our mothers womb and brought into the world with a beautiful temple that houses our very soul. That too is Gods awesome gift to us because even though our bodies will die, our souls will go on to live forever in eternity. How blessed are we that we can discuss all the greatest gifts, given to us, from God. How often do we stop and pause and think about this and actually do it? The greatest gift, is the gift of life! God fashioned us in a lovely way. He purposely wanted us to co exist in Him, because of his great love for us. With every creation we, you, and I, were born for a great purpose. To know God, to love God, to serve God, in this life, and into the next. When we awaken to this reality, this truth, we contemplate the serious nature of our being, and god willing we go on a quest to figure it all out every detail imaginable relating to our existence. In order to accomplish the entire truth, we must establish a relationship with our creator. Once our relationship is established, we can think, we can pray, we can speak from our heart to our Lord directly and experience the most amazing dialogue. We are spiritual beings. And the holy spirit lives within each and every person our Lord has created. Your birth was NOT a mistake. You were made for Gods greater glory. In God we find perfection, although, you and I are imperfect people, we look up to God to guide us. God listens, God sees everything about us. How we think, what we say, what we do, and so forth. God knows exactly where and what we are lacking. To be a mature Christian, one has to become honest with oneself and with ones God. Only then can spiritual maturity flourish in ones soul and in ones spirit. I believe we were meant for greatness, for holiness, for a profoundness in Christ, and in his most holy Mother, Mary. I believe we were meant to immitate the lives of the Saints, and take the God given gifts we were given at our Baptism and expound upon them throughout the duration of our lifetime. If we are truly paying attention to God, we will hear him speak directly to our hearts and we will respond appropriately to the God given grace he is outpouring into us so that we can be Holy in his sight. We have alot of work to do in a very short period of time given to us while we are living on earth. Let us recognize the serious nature of our being and remain totally focused on this great gift of life, and bring it to fruition, now, while we still have life and breath in us. This my brothers and sisters in Christ, would be ever most pleasing to our God. I know for me personally, I want to delve deeply into the lives of the saints, and learn as much as I can so I can share that knowledge, wisdom, and rich spriritual history of our Catholic faith with all of Gods children who are ready to experience an enriching conversion of their soul, so that at the same time they are being drawn ever closer to Christ through the greatest of all mysteries. The mystery of faith.