Making a head way in 2020 had being the goal of many young adults, the strain and changes in spirituality, finances and lifestyle brought about by the Covid-19 has made many including me worried for tomorrow.
How about making the rest of the year count?
Let's start with Spirituality; this is a test of faith; many are failing the test. In many ways than imagined the spiritual support the Church gives haven't reduced, it only has gotten more direct. The priest is careful not to get infected, a sick priest is no use to the church (us).
Now more than ever our priest is more committed to us, let us make use of every avenue possible. God is everywhere. This is a period when sober reflections on the past are necessary, learn to be more responsive to those around you.
Finance, has been a challenge even for the rich and privileged. One major issue that individuals and businesses have been addressing is liquidity, given that they still need to incur significant expenses even though there is little or no cash. It is not surprising, therefore, that some businesses are already furloughing employees or paying them reduced salaries. This is an obvious truth, either you adapt or you fall into the dark. Measuring Work done should have been the concern of Companies; they need to figure out how to evaluate the value of work done and how to give reward for that. This brings us back to the point where our roles as Christians come in either as an employee or an employer, the readiness and ability to measure output rather than physical presence will pay more.
Our lifestyles have always encouraged wasteful spending and unnecessary association, we as Christians have made too many unnecessary habits a norm. The emergence of the virus has given us up, those who socialize nonstop are finding it hard just like the excessive drinkers and night crawlers. During the time of Noah, it was also normal to have parties and the likes but just like us they didn't hid the warnings. For many of us it's a wakeup call to get back on the right track, we can enjoy in moderation.
Just a soft reminder of what we already know.
Don't let toxic people or the situations, circumstances kill your ambitions. Make friends. Help other when you can. As you travel in life, try to make friends. Help someone in need. A good deed is always appreciated. Who knows someone might help you when you're in need.
Remember being confident comes from expertise… expertise comes from making enough mistakes or through learning. Keep learning. Read. Literacy is a bridge from misery to hope. Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body. Put to use all you have learnt in life.
Reading and learning isn’t the same thing. Learn something is practically doing it. Through actually doing it, you get near your dreams. Thinking is necessary but actions are more important. So, learn anything you find interesting. And learning to take action at the right time is more important.
As the great Chinese Proverbs says, “The best time to plant a tree was 10 years ago, the second best is now”. The times require a right now approach, don’t duel on the times.
Clear your mind, reach out to your inner voice and ask your will power, would you like to continue doing things like before or you want to be ahead of the times? Decide your future.
I have been thinking a great deal about my experience at Reconciliation this past Saturday. I felt an intense and unexplainable urge to go and confess my sins when I woke up that morning. I try to go every six weeks or so, but this was no routine visit to the priest for me. I needed to unburden myself of the numerous venial sins I had committed since I last participated in this Sacrament.
Purest Gold: God's Refining Fire in our Lives »
After salvation, many young Christians wonder if there's anything more to their newfound faith than just the security blanket of "being a Christian." Time and time again, God shows himself as a "refiner," and our lives are as gold. God started leading me in this study to understand what He was doing in my life, as well as in the lives of others.
Picking up my pen to write this column, I couldn’t imagine how time flies. Since the last publication of this column I have gone through a lot, especially the loss of my dear mother to whom I dedicate this article. Not only her, but seems I lost a whole generation of my close family.
How to Achieve Business Excellence »
“Do you see a man who excels in his work? He will stand before Kings; He will not stand before unknown men.” Proverbs 22:29
Spiritual Development for our Youth »
Most of us youth in today's fast moving world are easily thrown off by difficulties and worries.
The theme of conversion is a thread that runs all through Lent, but conversion takes on different aspects throughout the phases of Lent. The first two and a half weeks focused on the interior turning of hearts; the liturgy urges the faithful to reflect and examine consciences thoroughly.
Saint Josephine Bakhita »
Feast Day: February 8
Patron Saint Of: Sudan
Saint Josephine Margaret Bakhita was born around 1869 in the village of Olgossa in the Darfur region of Sudan. She was a member of the Daju people and her uncle was a tribal chief. Due to her family lineage, she grew up happy and relatively prosperous, saying that as a child, she did not know suffering.
Catholics Must Fast More Intensely This Lent»
The Norbertine Canons of St. Michael's Abbey have created this digital Lenten retreat so that you can journey through this holy season alongside them. If you want to have one of your best Lenten seasons yet, join us in our Lenten Program "The Great Fast" - https://theabbotscircle.com/the-great-fast-join
When Your Faith Is Put to the Test - Bishop Barron's Sunday Sermon»
Friends, we come now to the Second Sunday of Lent, and we’re on both dangerous and very holy ground with the first reading from the twenty-second chapter of Genesis. The ancient Israelites referred to it as the “Akedah,” which means the “binding”: Abraham binds and is ready to sacrifice Isaac at God’s command.
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