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Time Is Ticking Away...



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Time is a gift from God. He invites us to prove our love for Him in a free and determined fashion. We should therefore be miserly in our use of time. We should use it well by working with love and intensity. A Christian should never give in to sloth or boredom. It is fine for us to rest whenever necessary (cf. Mark 6:310, but we should always have our eyes fixed on our final resting place in Heaven.

(Blessed Pope Paul VI – Address, January 1, 1976)
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