A thought that punched me in the soul...

At Mass the other day, a precious priest named Fr John at St Anthony of Padua (where we've been frequenting since moving here) said something that has changed me...

"YOU CANNOT BE A CHRISTIAN BY YOURSELF"

A Christian by definition means to love another person. So as much as I have been pushing to have my "alone time" so that I can pray and talk to God in silence, a real Christian means loving others!

No don't get me wrong, I know that personal prayer is ESSENTIAL for the life of a Christian, but as David says, "Prayer is not a reality without the other"...

Now how 'bout that for a game-changer?  Being a Christian REALLY means pouring myself out for David and for these guys... and whoever else God sends our way.