Tuesday, April 22, 2025

Dear God,

It is only after we die that the value of our life is measured in public sight.  Pope Francis died after a splendid final Easter message for Rome and the world.  Now around the world people are sharing their thoughts on his life and work.

What if we lived as if life were being measured right now?  How would we think and behave?  How would we treat our neighbor and the stranger?  How would our perspective and actions change?

Most of us are not Pope Francis.  Yet, our single life counts too and how we are and what we do with our life matters.   You are measuring us, O God.  You see and know all we are and do.  You alone know our full potential.  You know our flaws, prejudices and ways of being.  

O God,

we too

want to count

as a

worthy human being

who journeyed

a short while

on earth.

Remind us

who we are

and why

we exist.

Lead us

to you

and the world

once again,

we pray.

Love, Andrea