An Exclamation Point on the Year!

Turning the calendar to December again this year evoked in me a fleeting moment of surprise. How could the year have passed so quickly? Are we truly in the last month of 2008? Unbelievable.

Yet, Thanksgiving is again a lovely memory, the expectancy of Advent has begun, and our last month’s chance to make the most of this year is upon us. There remain 30 days for any one of us to stamp 2008 with an extra amount of caring for each other and for our earth. If we have not reached out often enough, there still is time. If we have not prayed fervently enough, there still is time. If we have not found ample opportunities to lighten someone’s load, offer some comfort, volunteer, conserve resources, or simply be the best that we can be, there still is time to make a special mark before we turn the page to 2009.

As Saint Francis de Sales said so many years ago, be who you are, and be that well. For this, there always is time.