Stay Focused!

Hope everyone had a blessed Thanksgiving day! Of course, each day is thanksgiving day because we need to be grateful and thankful for all of the blessings that God gives to us! In that regard, we need to stay focused. Never lose sight of being thankful because being thankful is also a gift from God. As I mentioned, we need to create that "Attitude of Gratitude" because that will help us to keep the focus of being thankful. Now, for today and the days ahead. Many people are out shopping and getting the best deals for Christmas. For many, the focus is now on Christmas, but do not forget that Advent starts this weekend. We need to focus on our time of preparation and waiting for the coming of the Lord, not just at Christmas, but ultimately at the end of time. There are two popular slogans, "Keep Christ in Christmas" and "Jesus is the reason for the season." Both are true, but with all the voices calling out to us to do this or do that, we tend to lose our focus of why these times are important. God loves us so much that He sent His only Son to be our Savior and we need to keep that focus at all times. We are entering the beautiful time of the Church year, Advent, followed by Christmas. Do not let Advent slip you by because this is a great time that God gives to us to prepare our lives and hearts for what is truly important. We will hear the call this weekend to keep watch but today the invitation is to "Stay Focused!" God Bless You!!!