Questions

Question.

Answer.

Today I will ask you the questions and you will provide the answers.  Okay?  Okay.

Let's begin.

1.  What do you make sure you have time for in your life everyday?

2.  Do you set aside time to pray - you, know, develop that relationship with Jesus, talk with Him - every day?  Now, I'm not talking about just when you happen to think of Jesus, or talk to Him on the way to work, but actually setting aside a specific time of day, place, and amount of time to spend with the Lord. 

3.  How often do you participate in the sacraments of the Eucharist and Reconciliation?

4.  How would you rate your prayer life on a scale of 1-10?  What needs to change to improve it?

5.  How often do you encounter Christ daily?  How attentive are you to His presence in the everyday, ordinary events of YOUR life?

6.  How often do you read scripture?

For those of us in ministry, it is vital that we have a spiritual life, a  prayer life!  Do we personally know the One we desire young people to encounter?  If you desire and are striving to bring young people closer to Christ, do YOU know HIM?  Are you striving to come closer to Him each day?  Is He leading your ministry or are you showing Him how you lead it?

My prayer is that each of you in ministry is personally encountering Christ each day.  If you're not, why not?  What is keeping you from coming to Him?  Is He transforming you?  The only way your ministry, your teens, and your parish will be transformed by Christ, is if you are being transformed by Him.

Please, please pray each day.  Set aside time to come to Jesus.  Talk with Him.  Read scripture.  Participate in the sacraments and receive His grace.  Encounter Christ so your ministry is truly led by Him.  Listen to Him and respond.

Stop.  Reflect on your answers.  Do you need to get your calendar out and set a date to meet with the Lord?  Put it on your calendar today - for every day - and do not cancel it!  Would you ever think of cancelling other meetings?  Please don't put it off or cancel your meeting with the King of all Hearts!