Last Monday was Halloween. When I was driving to Church that day to say my morning prayers, there was an eerie fog present everywhere. It was one those days when you could not easily see anything aside from the road in front of you, and maybe a few feet on either side of the road. The stores, houses, and structures that were normally very visible were merely shadows within the enveloping mist. To be safe, one’s attention had to be focused looking straight ahead.

I thought that this is a lot like our faith journey. We know that we are on a road that leads to meeting our Lord and the end of our lives. We know this journey is full of distractions that can tend to take our attention away from what is important and ultimately lies ahead for each of us. Like traveling on a foggy road, we must keep our concentration on the destination that lies ahead, keep our focus on our loving the Lord, and know in doing so we will be safe and our reward in heaven will be great.

May God gives us this grace.

The noun, rumination, means a deep considered thought about something.                                         –By Deacon Tom Gryzbek