I couldn't help but think of all those who rush out of church before Mass is over because they fear the buffet line will be too long if they stay til the end;
or those who claim they are too busy to make it church every week.
Just last Saturday I was talking to a regular Vigil Mass attendee who had just returned from visiting her daughter in England.
On Sunday she was carrying Christmas decorations up from her basement when she fell back down the stairs and died. We celebrated her funeral this morning.
It was a poigniant reminder to me to make sure my priorities are where they should be. What I might deem most important at any moment is really not, unless it helps get me closer to eternal life. For when God calls, we cannot say 'no', even for a buffet line!
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