Striking it Rich!

  Last week there was a lot of talk about winning the huge lottery jackpot.  Many of us made mental lists of what we would do if we won.  Of course our lists contained charitable acts and names of those we would like to help, but most of us dreamed of quitting our jobs, buying things, and leading a life of luxury.  It is so easy to let the love of material things distract us.  Sometimes those dollar signs can obstruct our vision.  Taking off our money blinders may help unite our thoughts and dreams with the Lord so that we can see Him more clearly.
  Let's play a different game.  What if you had the chance to win perfect joy, unwavering faith, everlasting love, or a multitude of graces?  Would you buy a ticket?  What would you do with a million days of perfect joy?  Who would you share the secretes of unwavering faith with?  How could a million days of everlasting love be invested to become two million?  If you could chose 20 people to share everlasting love with who would you choose?  Would you choose family and friends or terrorists and criminals?  If you could gain one thousand graces or one thousand dollars, which would you choose?  The Lord wants us all to win big.  We just have to love Him more than the world.  Striking it rich is entirely up to us.

-Susan