05 June, 2012

one in 7.018 billion

"We are not some casual and meaningless byproduct of evolution. Each of us is willed, each of us is loved, each of us is necessary." - Pope Benedict XVI

Each of us is 1 in 7.018 billion. Unique, unrepeatable. Worth valuing. Worth caring for, worth caring about - and that works all 7.018 billion other ways, too.

When you feel small, and insignificant, like nothing you do will ever matter, or make a real impact, or be worth remembering, remember that, just as you are only 1 of the 7.018 billion people on earth - you ARE 1 of the 7.018 billion people on earth - because you were willed by God. You are loved, you are necessary.

When you get impatient and frustrated with yourself, wanting to be a part of something greater, wanting to make that great impact, to do things worth remembering, remember that God put you here for a reason... even if you don't yet know or understand what mission he has entrusted you with. Then ask him to show you that reason, to prepare you for that mission - to make you ready to advance the Gospel in this world, and bring God's love to his people.

+Peace, and all good.



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