It Is Going To Be Okay
“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” ~ Winston S. Churchill
“It’s going to be okay.” How many times have we wanted to hear those words? “It’s going to be okay.”
That may have been the sentiment given to us by our mothers as they took us to our very first day of school. We may have been very frightened. We may not have wanted to leave the safety and security of our home. Our mothers may have taken us to school, told us it was going to be okay, and then left us. It might have been very frightening. Maybe we did not believe that it would be okay. Maybe we were looking for more. But, we survived. And became stronger.
It’s going to be okay. Our parents may have told us that as we prepared for our first date. We might have worried about what was going to happen. Would we make a total spectacle of ourselves? Would we commit some social faux pas that would become the talk of the school the next day? What was going to happen?! But, we survived. And became stronger.
We may have searched for comfort as we left for college. For many of us, that might have been the first extended period of time away from our homes. We may have been away for a week at a time or maybe just for a weekend. However, the thought of spending months away and studying something that just very well may become our future was very nerve-wracking. We wanted our parents to tell us that it was going to be okay. We might have become very homesick initially. We might have missed our friends who went on to different colleges in different states. But, we survived. And became stronger for it.
We might be tiring at this point in Lent. We have given up favorite things. We have struggled to do good, even to those we generally avoid. We have attempted to add extra time to pray. Is it worth it? Will it get us anywhere? Is it going to be okay?
I could write for hours however, I will make this simple. The short answer is yes. Yes, it will be okay. Why? Because when we sacrifice, when we attempt to do good, when we take the time to pray, we are letting God lead rather than insisting that we take control. Letting go of our need to control everything in our lives is a great step toward spiritual improvement.
FAITH ACTION: Pray for the strength to continue your Lenten promises. If you have fallen, consider going to confession this afternoon so that you may be more prepared to celebrate Easter.