IfWeCanJust

In the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Success is a goal often discussed, but not often achieved, at least depending on your standards of success. Browse the self-help section of any major bookstore, and you will see this high and lofty goal discussed in all sorts of terms, depending on what you want your life to be like. But what does it look like? And what does it take to get there?

For one thing, success is a moving target, and it fades quickly, as the next guy in line achieves more success than you, so you have to go out and succeed some more. Consider this: how many people on the street do you think can name the quarterbacks who led last year's Super Bowl teams? They were showered in praise and glory, being at the pinnacle of their profession, and now what? We derive amusement from “where are they now” sorts of reality shows.

Set Your Face toward the Goal

In the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

There is a lot of talk these days about the perils of distracted driving. Talking on the phone, eating, texting, fiddling with many and various gadgets. These are ever-increasing problems, and can cause serious, even fatal, accidents. But they are just today's variation on a problem that has plagued man since time past memory.

Before the cell phone, there was the introduction of the radio and the tape deck into cars. Before that was the age-old problem that has plagued drivers ever since there were things to drive – noisy kids and car-mates. Even alone in a quiet car, there can be distractions, emanating from our own minds, as we cruise along alone with our thoughts, and soon we become engrossed in our own little world.